BEATS OF LOVE
138. The Drift by deary
THAT CAPITALISM survived communism is no surprise. It's less theoretical and lends itself to corruption. Communism was a big ask and a big threat, which is why we had a social democratic society.
Meaning there was less nepotism and cronyism and more education and opportunity. Now, with the end of the cold war, there is a complete inattention to the plight of everyday folk as unimaginative politicians inflate their own egos and get obsessed with one another.
It's why Starmer can go from socialism to something that could be mistaken for the Sunak era in a few short months. It's why populism, the last throw of the dice in any democracy, is so popular. Its ideas, values and tenets are malleable. Another unspoken truth is that everyday folk are a bit like politicians. Creating a low-cost world with mass consumerism, meaning that they can also unimaginatively inflate their own egos and get obsessed with one another.
Despite still having slavery in its DNA, this unchecked capitalism has now become the new religion. Reagan, by exhausting Russias wealth pool, created an oligarchy. And not just in Russia. A politician's role is now to serve that whilst trying to serve the low-cost world we create. Meaning that only the very richest feel any gains. Something similar occurred during the late Roman Empire. When its ideas, language, and culture took hold elsewhere while it became obsessed with lying and deceiving the everyday folk in its care.
It's why another part of the world with more imagination and integrity holds the key to moving humanity forward. One not so lost and confused in its own self. 
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