Sunday, March 14, 2010

Tale of Two Economic Systems

Tale of two systems - and the mice who endure their differences and simularities.

Note: Socialism (ultimately communism) is marked by a level of total government control. Capitalism is 'monitored' by the government from Teddy R. to the level it is today (a mixture where government is now part of business...increasing the corruption it set out to fix in the post-industrial period)

Socialism: The mice are zombie-like. They show up to feeding time on-time, wait in line with resignation.
There is a sense of the promised freedom - free from having to fight for your own provision and protection.
There is an ever-present sense of fear....with a lot of corruption and malevolent results.People are born into the system - Ukrainians, Chinese, etc.

Capitalism: The mice are whore-like. They scurry about collecting as much food from the pile that is always there. Often seen cutting in line if and when one forms.
There is a sense of promised freedom - free from depending on others for your provision and protection.
There is an ever-present sense of fear....with a lot of corruption and malevolent results.People are born into the system - Americans, England, etc.

Both systems are forms of institutionalized slavery. So what is a sytem that can provide real (actual) freedom (which is always the promise)? The answer has always been the same in terms of government - a benevolent dictatorship (monarchy).

That hope is extended in the person of Jesus...and the slave gets to choose a better master.

No one is born free. Some are born again into a better slavery.

1 comment:

Scott said...

I guess, ultimately, freedom is a state of mind.