Posted on 07/07/2020 10:30:05 PM PDT by GraceG
In 1940, George Orwell reviewed Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf." In explaining Hitler's rise to power, however, Orwell, explained much of what we see around us now. David Wood discusses the review and the lesson for today.
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The first 5 minutes looks like a democrat rally
Corporatist like Disney, just want more money and power. The less differences between consumers the easier transactions the more money to be made. Destroy all individuality, destroy all conflict, consumption between all groups (fore example cake makers and photographers unable to decline customers based on beliefs) the more money for the corporation as well as taxes for the government.
All this is about money.
Think of the interstate commerce clause.
Once one group is included and becomes a sustained area of continuous profit, a new cause needs to be found for profit.
Social Justice is the new cause of the day. If it makes money, it will continues forward. If it fails to produce revenue it will stop.
Yes, our biggest sickness today is affluenza. We have it too good and fail to appreciate it and so look for any irritant no matter how small to fight over and destroy what they don’t appreciate .
The good news is that affluenza contains its own remedy in that once the ingrates kill the goose that lays the golden egg, they will then appreciate what they had. The bad news is that it’ll take a long time to revive the golden goose.
I agree with the guy that when things get too easy people get bored and look for other things to fill their lives. Without any religious meaning to give direction to their lives they look at any other source for purpose and they find it our social condition, inequalities no matter how small seem to be their main attractions.
I also agree that this phenomenon is part of human nature, but not all humans suffer from it. In fact it is a relatively small percentage that are afflicted by affluenza. It is what we call the left, the elites, the intelligentsia, the self anointed intellectuals.
Most “normal” people appreciate the affluent times and readily accept and understand whatever inequalities might exist.
Wow
Excellent verbal essay
“ It is what we call the left, the elites, the intelligentsia, the self anointed intellectuals.”
Another term for this is: The smarmy indignantly self-important effete neo-aristocracy.
Bkmk
It’s been one of the Playbooks of the demonratantifacommiescumbags for decades.
Exactly! Well said.
Well said. +1
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