Marxism: A world without shit.
I'm pretty sure I've heard this theory before, and I realize that it is terribly simplistic, but I'm going to put it down anyway because its funny and I haven't written anything here in a while.
This is a series of arguments explaining the roots of capitalism:
--When human beings began to walk upright and form bonds that extended beyond the smallest family units, they lived in a world founded upon shit. Animal feces and dead plant matter provided the fuel for detritovores (sp?) and those organisms recycled these waste products into nutrients that helped plants grow and animals thrive.
--No doubt humans saw this process and understood it in some fashion, as apes today understand that certain plants might provide health benefits. They probably figured it out about the same time they discovered horticulture (i.e. seeds disposed of in or near dung-piles or amongst rotting vegitation produced healthier plants with better-tasting fruit).
--When it came time for human beings to craft their own environments (buildings, temples, markets, etc.) this idea of a baseline fertilizer was translated into currency.
--Just like shit and rotting vegetation, currency is the basis for the growth of everything in the simple and complex capitalist environment. And, just as certain forms of fertilizer are more effective than others, a gradation system was established for currency.
--Tentative Conclusion: a Marxist society recognizes that the fruits of human labor belong to human beings, not to the wads shit they stuff into their purses and back pockets.
This is a series of arguments explaining the roots of capitalism:
--When human beings began to walk upright and form bonds that extended beyond the smallest family units, they lived in a world founded upon shit. Animal feces and dead plant matter provided the fuel for detritovores (sp?) and those organisms recycled these waste products into nutrients that helped plants grow and animals thrive.
--No doubt humans saw this process and understood it in some fashion, as apes today understand that certain plants might provide health benefits. They probably figured it out about the same time they discovered horticulture (i.e. seeds disposed of in or near dung-piles or amongst rotting vegitation produced healthier plants with better-tasting fruit).
--When it came time for human beings to craft their own environments (buildings, temples, markets, etc.) this idea of a baseline fertilizer was translated into currency.
--Just like shit and rotting vegetation, currency is the basis for the growth of everything in the simple and complex capitalist environment. And, just as certain forms of fertilizer are more effective than others, a gradation system was established for currency.
--Tentative Conclusion: a Marxist society recognizes that the fruits of human labor belong to human beings, not to the wads shit they stuff into their purses and back pockets.