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SOLIDARITY

Wild capitalism, characterized by private property ownership, egocentric competition and utilitarism for own economic gain, blind free market forces determining the prices of goods and services, and minimal state intervention, is an engine of poverty and ecological catastrophy.

Modern capitalism, being a money & power-based expansion of instrumental (not communicational) rationalism, brings liberty for the few, material well-being for the few, the disenchantment of the world, constant dissatisfaction & the iron cage of alienation (Weber).

As an operational system, capitalism is based on the premise of separating the state and business (deregulation). Traditional capitalists believe markets to be omni-efficient (the illusion of the Invisible Hand). In vain they think markets should function without interference. The role of the state is to protect private ownership "de manu militari".

Neo-capitalism, in vain trying to cope with social injustice and ecological disaster, has tried to assimilate solidarity in its definition. This is construed as a major step forward ! It is understood that wild, "free" capitalism is only "profitable" in the short term (take & run), with huge future costs. For in its wild form it always causes the demise of Nature and social fragmentation. If survival on our planet is deemed profitable enough, eventually, a long time strategy will be necessary ! The idea capitalism as a system is wrong has not yet dawned.

Today, we are beyond national and continental discourses. A global political system, giving body to a just and efficient planetary participationism, is the ideal, not wild economic globalization and short term cost-cut strategies. The monster of financial industry has recently put the clock back and reintroduced insane deregulation, fraud, theft and social catastrophy. The academic study of economy has become part of the problem (professors payed by those promoting the rule of the wealthy at the expense of the poor). Promoting senseless theories on deregulation & inventing subprime lunacy, they co-author poverty worldwide. Their science is to increase greed. Indeed, gross local differences between rich and poor need to be levelled, but they are on the increase. In this, the role of the state remains crucial. Less difference between rich and poor, a clean environment and people co-existing as brothers & sisters is the view. Alas ! Current politicians are not statesmen, but slaves of industry. They are stupid, lie, cheat the public or receive the Nobel Peace Price before ending the war !

Too greedy individual actors need to be strongly restricted and if necessary forced by law to contribute more money to a fair distribution of goods and services in our towns, states, provinces, nations and eventually in the whole world. Those wealthy who steal and commit fraud should loose all their personal assets and become paupers. Public humiliation sets an example nobody forgets.

The first goal to achieve today, is the radical and irreversible eradication of the horrible poverty striking a billion or more of our fellow humans on this planet. To help to alleviate this, is a direct, spiritual and moral choice touching every individual human being living in the rich countries, in particular the captains of industry and the political elite. Apparently, the Gates family and Mr.Buffett, on the list of the most wealthy people on this planet, have heard the call ... But more need to be done, for all need to actively participate.

Poverty (co-relative with the ecological situation) can and must be eliminated from the face of the Earth before 2050. This can be done by immediately and irreversibly investing 10% of the combined GNP of the G20 nations in an ongoing planetary participationistic initiative initiated by the United Nations. But what happens ? The UN is merely a talking-box deliberately given limited power to act ; a tool abused by those holding the gun to start their oil-driven wars.

A humungous sum of money is to be immediately liberated to the effect of a Global Help Project, not to assist the financial industry to continue implementing their dehumanizing & demonic strategies. This would be a century-plan, desolving when the various ecological, humanitarian, economical, social, political, intellectual and spiritual goals are achieved. As their number, definition, function and solution are known, the operational means can, must and will be forthcoming. Good will achieves what is best for Nature and humanity.

As less than an hour of sunshine roughly corresponds with the global energy needs of humanity for one year, the paths leading to the solution of our major problem, energy, seem clear.

Our planetary society faces a terrible crisis. Time is out of joint. The young generation should refuse to cooperate in such a diabolical system. But do they protest enough ? Unfortunately, suicide among the young is on the increase. Surely, a moral person seeks a global paradise ? Less remains, especially in our times, sheer babble.