Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Imperialism Is Capitalism’s Life Support System: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix — Caitlin Johnstone

Capitalism is collectivism in denial. Money only works the way it works and exists the way it exists because we all collectively agree to pretend that those made-up, imaginary conceptual constructs are real. The collective is free to change that collective agreement at any time.

Capitalism is collectivism. If the collective wants to switch to another form of collectivism that doesn’t let people starve and die for not having enough imaginary numbers in their bank accounts, the collective is free to change the rules of its collective improvisation.



Becoming more conservative as you age isn’t maturity, it’s an admission that your values are based entirely on securing your own net worth....
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Imperialism Is Capitalism’s Life Support System: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Caitlin Johnstone

1 comment:

Peter Pan said...

Be quiet Caitlin.
Wear your mask, take your vaccine, and do as you're told.
It's for your own good, and for the good of the collective.

Btw, Earth is our life support system.