CORPORATE PATHOLOGY
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This is ESSENTIAL viewing to understand the underlying pathology of human groups and greed. Group think, irresponsible behaviors..
I am getting REALLY sick and tired of hearing about "Personal Responsibility" .. Sure.. yes it is a good thing if everyone would be PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE and ENLIGHTENED about their own actions.. Great.. good.. let's continue to move in that direction. HOWEVER. Please do NOT flippantly blame the average consumer and say only THEY were irresponsible. Yes.. The average consumer probably IS STUPID. But why are they stupid???
Who ENCOURAGES that stupidity?
We have a culture that promotes a way of life that has been ultimately UNREALISTIC. We live with MYTHS about Capitalism and pull yourself up by your bootstraps and YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL. Those messages are relentlessly pounded into our head.
We did used to have more Ironically "conservative" values of frugalness, fiscal responsibility.. but if you look at our Capitalistic market place.. those values don't really jibe. Here's why. capitalism requires a level of RISK. It also requires folks to BUY into things. Or PURCHASE things. If folks were frugal.. and saved... and never spent beyond what they earned.. we probably would NOT have had the HUGE BOOMS and then consequently busts. that we constantly see in our markets. When you start seeing fabulously wealthy people.. who buy gold this and gold that.. and Hummers and jets and so on.. and that level of frenzied behavior.. when you have Credit cards and advertising urging folks to BUY BUY BUY BUY.. .. put off paying for it later.. Who is honestly to blame? Don't JUST BLAME THE CONSUMER!!!!!!!..
It is the entire SYSTEM that is pathologically messed up!!!.. We need to TRANSFORM our entire economic system.
The point is.. is that you can say.. "I don't want socialism".. well.. do you EVEN UNDERSTAND what socialism IS?? Do you understand that the concept of INSURANCE is actually socialistic? (Shared risk).. That we always pay with our common tax dollars common goods such as Police, fire and EMT services.? Our Roads.. socialized. it is for the SOCIAL GOOD!.
SO.. socialism per se isn't bad.....
I would argue you can't really have a society without social services. I mean. even if you said that every man for himself.. .. well who is going to physically remove that man's dead body from the street so you don't have to look at it?
I know this seems utterly simplistic.. but I don't think everyone is on the same page with our economic crisis.
We have to ZOOM OUT and look at the larger behavior and the values that we share or don't share and FIX THEM.
Advertising is apparently necessary to encourage folks to buy goods and services. Credit cards were created to extend credit to IMPROVE the profits of companies so folks would be encouraged to BUY MORE goods and services.. All this was dependent upon our economy continuing to be healthy and grow.
However some said folks should not spend beyond their means. Ok.. then quit advertising that they should. Quit sending out those messages and then scold them when they do what you want them to do.. BUY.. SPEND...
It made a lot of people money .. and so they were silent. But now folks are losing money and they are quick to blame the common man... well everyone is complicit. But it is our entire SOCIETY and OUR PATHOLOGICAL leaders that encourage pathological behavior.
This entire thing will be a HUGE learning experience for everyone... the Global world..... Perhaps this is just ONE PART Of the lessons we must learn as humanity and surviving on this planet in a responsible way.. how we interpret ABUNDANCE and care for our fellow humans so no one starves.. no one suffers... and no one kills for what they don’t' have.... big goal there... I know.. I honestly don’t' think we can do it.. We are going to suffer HARD... this is a HUGE Karmic lesson and if we tune this out.. I honestly believe this is our last chance.. The Universe is definitely putting some learning lessons in front of us.. How we choose to respond is up to us... Continue the dysfunctional patterns and behaviors.. or EVOLVE!?????