- 09 Dec 2020 15:53
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Forward: Capitalism is a system where « the profit motive » takes precedence over all other concerns. Even when charity happens, it is always with the intent of making more money for the charity-provider. The Green Revolution of the 60s and 70s, as well as the Right to Protect of our day, both demonstrate the application of this principle. As do the many “Foundations” that scour the earth in search of tax evasion opportunities and hidden profit-scams.
Imagine a capitalist comes across a man having a heart attack in a public park – a park that hasn’t been converted into a golf course yet...
The first thing that the capitalist notices is that the man is well dressed, and his wallet seems to be visible in the shadows of his pockets.
Seeing potential money in the victim, the capitalist leans down and begins to practice CPR in order to revive the victim. This makes all the passers-by think that he is there to do something life-saving for another person. Charity!
Refusing the help of other people and asking them to keep a distance from the victim (for safety reasons, of course), the capitalist then proceeds to strip the victim of all his jewellery, money and credit cards. While, every once in a while, performing the compressions of CPR.
If the victim comes through, the capitalist calls an ambulance and sends him off on his way, knowing that his panic state means that the victim will not notice that all his jewellery and money are missing. By the time the victime of charity-pick-pocketing discovers this, our capitalist has changed his clothing, left no trace, and is off looking for other people to « help.»
When the capitalist comes upon a poor person having a heart attack, someone who looks like they have no money or jewellery, he just walks on by and allows this « victim » to die. The capitalist will even change sides of the street to avoid this « distraction » in order to keep his eyes peeled for rich unconscious people to « help. »
As he evolves ("progress"), the capitalist even learns how to provoke heart attacks in rich victims in order to pick-pocket them during CPR. Again and again.
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Imagine a capitalist comes across a man having a heart attack in a public park – a park that hasn’t been converted into a golf course yet...
The first thing that the capitalist notices is that the man is well dressed, and his wallet seems to be visible in the shadows of his pockets.
Seeing potential money in the victim, the capitalist leans down and begins to practice CPR in order to revive the victim. This makes all the passers-by think that he is there to do something life-saving for another person. Charity!
Refusing the help of other people and asking them to keep a distance from the victim (for safety reasons, of course), the capitalist then proceeds to strip the victim of all his jewellery, money and credit cards. While, every once in a while, performing the compressions of CPR.
If the victim comes through, the capitalist calls an ambulance and sends him off on his way, knowing that his panic state means that the victim will not notice that all his jewellery and money are missing. By the time the victime of charity-pick-pocketing discovers this, our capitalist has changed his clothing, left no trace, and is off looking for other people to « help.»
When the capitalist comes upon a poor person having a heart attack, someone who looks like they have no money or jewellery, he just walks on by and allows this « victim » to die. The capitalist will even change sides of the street to avoid this « distraction » in order to keep his eyes peeled for rich unconscious people to « help. »
As he evolves ("progress"), the capitalist even learns how to provoke heart attacks in rich victims in order to pick-pocket them during CPR. Again and again.
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The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe through Afghanistan and back into the hands of a transnational security elite.
The goal is an endless war, not a successful war.
— Julian Assange
The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe through Afghanistan and back into the hands of a transnational security elite.
The goal is an endless war, not a successful war.
— Julian Assange