Fair DOES exist. I swear on my mother's grave. It's in April here, and it has all kinds of cows and pigs and rabbits and chickens-and so much really nasty and oh so good food it should be a controlled substance.
There is no revolution, only power changing hands.
Wealth redistribution is always bound to fail. It's a social movement that has nothing for me, it just won't work, but it takes a lot of people and energy away from things that might work. It's a fake, a screen, allowed and even encouraged by the upper class to prevent other things slipping the bounds of command and control.
Here in this country there IS systemic racism. It's deep rooted and long standing. I feel that right here, right now, things ARE starting to change. People's attitudes are changing, their defenses aren't near as effective as they once were and at least some are starting to understand. It last happened with Gay Marriage. People finally figured out that it was none of their business what other people did in their bedrooms, and in surprisingly short order became the law of the land.
Not that destruction and mayhem are ever excusable. Under no circumstances. But for every thousand that march against racism, one hundred thousand march in their hearts. It goes on and on but the truth be told, it has gone on and on for centuries. Is it enough? I don't know. But if it isn't, it's a lot closer and the NEXT time might be enough. It is, by definition, a process.
I may have gone off on a bit of a tangent there. You've written another thoughtful and thought provoking piece and I thank you for it. Even if I didn't follow the indicated path.
Baked potatoes are the best part of fair.
Isn't this the truth. However, what I think could evolve is a point where it doesn't just change hands, it gets spread across all.
Yes. The sleight of hand is the term "wealth" where we are led to believe it is an amount of money. Wealthy people don't have much money - they hold a lot of value. Saying Amazon or Apple is worth so many billions is ridiculous, that is just one way to represent it conceptually.
Yes. What annoys me is people treating the experience of racism in America as a global condition - it is not. It is not that racism doesn't exist other places, it certainly does - but the baggage that Americans (all) seem willing to carry is immense. A lot of other places carry less, yet with global media they are buying new luggage and filling it with shit.
At the end of the day, the property destruction bill will be footed by the basic taxpayer, with the cost coming from the retirement funds, while those who were target add a little more to their stack - like normal
It is good to get off the path - and I think you were very much on track ;)
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