Because they act as a chokehold for human progress.
Let's look at a current world example.
The United States has tax laws that are elapsing at the end of the year that desperately need to be reconsidered, restructured, voted upon, and enacted, as soon as possible. These projected changes affect literally every income level and individual and both sides, democrat and republican, understands that decisions need to be reached. Businesses and individuals living in uncertainty (fear) slows down the economy. Basic logic requires no explanation.
But no one is doing anything. Why?
Voting season is coming up, and they are worried about public opinion.
They are afraid that if they do their job, they risk losing their job.
So they simplify things by not doing their job.
This clearly demonstrates that the system is ineffective and inefficient. If these people are not either willing or able to think for themselves and stand up for what they believe is right then they are not the people who should be in that position. Kneejerk reaction and history say to replace them.
That won’t fix anything.
It is the system itself that has proven to fail us.
The system is capitalism and plutocracy disguised as democracy.
Or any other system of mass control.
A fix would be a system that gives us mass freedom.
I believe that the lesson here is that we can’t keep looking at the past as a means to fix the future. We need to look at ourselves and the present as a means to fix the future while contemplating the past. But we should not live and base our decisions on the past. This creates a loop and indeed, history repeats itself. And our history is one of suffering, pain, slavery, and cruelty.
I dream of something far better.
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