Tuesday, September 02, 2003

Financial Hegemony

BBC NEWS | Business | China defiant on currency rate

A call by the U.S. for the free flow of capital. Who does it serve? Who will be protected? The America workers who's jobs are being lost because of cheap imports? Or the speculators on Wall Street?

Soviet style Communism failed, therefore capitalism is best. Why do humans always fall back on the the zero sum game? Where is our sense of community? We all bleed the same blood...

Financial capitalism has caused great wealth for some and extreme poverty for a disproportionate many. Mutually beneficial trade is one thing, but making money from abstractions is another.

When we abstract ourselves from the now, when we think in numbers, bottom lines, returns on investment, collatoral damage. We are removing ourselves from reality. We are not living a human existence

How much is enough?

When do we stop consuming and exploiting?

When will we be happy with what we have?

When will we decide to start living?

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