THE PROBLEMS WITH SOCIETY

Today, what we commonly understand as Ego has developed into the pathological equivalent of the objectification of the subject by itself. We are no longer recognised as process, but have become pure structure, dealing with maintenance rather than creation. Like Narcissus, trapped in his own reflection, our senses reflect back on our mistaken image of otherness, which is in the end, the image of ourselves.

RELIGIOUS BELIEF

The edifice of what is termed institutionalized religion,as a result of centuries of influence of predominantly western culture, has had an effect on almost all major world religions, including: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It has left most of us in the west in a spiritual void, poised between the secular and the divine. We are expected by those institutions to bridge that divide, by making a leap of faith based on no more than a combination of there say so as divine representatives on earth (dogmatism), and traditionally inherited beliefs.

THE PRESENT ERA of POLITICAL and ECONOMIC ALIENATION

The present system of centralised government in the west is divisive. Through its present bureaucratic, overly regulated and administered systems of taxation, restrictive regulation, subsidies, welfare, healthcare, education and policing, the government plays too great a role in controlling the lives of individual members of society.

“All of us who are concerned for peace and the triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field.” Albert Einstein

We currently lack the conviction, spirit and motivation, to review, reflect on and revise our attitudes and relationships to others. The self interest, corruption, deception and complacency of our leaders in western political democracies, along with the growing and disturbing trend towards right wing and violent religious fundamentalism, in both east  and west, has further increased the divide.

“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.”  Plato

"At a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act"
H G Wells (written 1907 CE)

The case Against Usury and In Favour of Gold

USURY - The civil or criminal wrong of charging interest that is beyond the legal limit set by a State. The illegal profit which is required and received by the lender of a sum of money from the borrower for its use.

To constitute usury the borrower must not only be obliged to return the principal at all events, but more than lawful interest: this part of the agreement must be made with full consent and knowledge of the contracting parties.

Gold and it's Economic Importance

"[Dollar bills] have no value for themselves, but for what they will buy." – from the website of the U.S. Treasury:

Dollar bills actually have no value... And the US government actually tells us that.

But somehow, we believe they do. We save dollars like they're valuable... After your home, dollars in the bank are probably your second-largest asset. People seem to be completely oblivious to the fact that their second-biggest possession of wealth has absolutely no inherent value.