Spreading the cult of the individual

Africans' new motto: 'Charge it' | csmonitor.com: "She also sees how credit cards might lead to the end of two support groups she belongs to. They're called kiamas - and are part of the communalism that dominates many African cultures. Every month, each member puts $15 into a collective pot. Then, on a rotating basis, one member gets the whole amount and uses it to improve their lives. Otieno has bought carpets, cutlery, and other household items. But someday she might not need the kiama anymore.

'The kiama thing is about relying on each other,' she says, 'but credit cards make you so independent.'"

Where are we going? We are indoctrinated to believe that we do not need others. We rent money with credit cards in order to buy individualism. We're are being turned into sociopaths for the sake of profit.