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A Plague of Ignorance And Cupidity
Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. — P.J. O’Rourke
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” --Antonio Gramsci
“At any meaningful turning point in life, we must face our deepest fears in order to grow. And typically a turning point can feel like the worst thing that could happen to us. At one level we are at a collective turning point, we’re at a place where we must stop and listen to the body of humanity, even listen to the voice of the earth. We have to stop despite the fears of the stock market crashing and in spite of the common belief that everything must keep expanding, so that we must avoid all possibilities of a major descent.
And yet, we may have already reached that point where individual travel is being restricted for the benefit of all. Where instead of rushing about, flying about, we are being asked, not just to stop and hold in place, but in a way to turn inward.” — Michael Meade
The issue before us is our stupidity and greed. The poobahs model it for us. Money is God. Mammon has a grip on our minds and on our leaders and power brokers. We accept it…
