Let the bankers steal from the middle class. Let federal reserve steal more money from its citizen. Let the government accumulate more debt. Let the jobs go overseas. Let inflation run rampant. Let people go deeper and deeper into housing/student debt. Let small businesses die.
In fact, encourage it.
Why? because the current system/society, as it stand, is dying body that cannot be healed. It is too old. Too lazy. Too morally corrupt. Too broke.
Because common citizens will wake up one morning. They will be out of a job. They will be losing their house. They will be in massive debt. And they will not be able to afford even the most basic food/gas.
Then they will be truly angry. Not angry as in chatting about it online. Angry as in massive protests in the capitals. Angry as in shutting down major websites. Angry as in rioting. Angry as in burning down houses. Angry as in everywhere.
Why? because the current system/society, as it stand, is dying body that cannot be healed. It is too old. Too lazy. Too morally corrupt. Too broke.
Who cares about 300 million citizens suffering through a total economic collapse, as long as The System improves? It should be encouraged, they should sacrifice themselves willingly to the idea of a better System.
There would be changes, sure, but they'd be done through the "criminal outrage of the mob, led by leaders who [would be] either unscrupulous, deluded, or both." What changes are you hoping for? Are you hoping for a Star Trek-esque future of no money and people working, if they want, for the betterment of themselves and humanity? I don't think the technology is there, but I'm told we could feed and house the whole human population several times over if we made that a goal. What definitely is not there is the culture and society. I have no confidence that an outraged mob of US citizens would effect anything much better than the current system, but perhaps I'm just too pessimistic and haven't seen enough opposing evidence.
Of course, I am very tempted to see 'what happens' if we just let everything continue on the path of destruction. Follow your suggestions, vote for a Trump/Palin/Bachmann trio of president/v.p./secretary of state (not necessarily respectively), etc.
I sense a bit of Ayn Rand in this post, but since it has been a while since I read Atlas Shrugged, I have to disagree with this approach.
If I read this post within a week of finishing Atlas Shrugged, I would agree wholeheartedly! Maybe even throw in a couple of ideas on how to fight the System.
Objectively speaking (if that is even possible), many good things did come from revolutions.
Do nothing.
Let the bankers steal from the middle class. Let federal reserve steal more money from its citizen. Let the government accumulate more debt. Let the jobs go overseas. Let inflation run rampant. Let people go deeper and deeper into housing/student debt. Let small businesses die.
In fact, encourage it.
Why? because the current system/society, as it stand, is dying body that cannot be healed. It is too old. Too lazy. Too morally corrupt. Too broke.
Because common citizens will wake up one morning. They will be out of a job. They will be losing their house. They will be in massive debt. And they will not be able to afford even the most basic food/gas.
Then they will be truly angry. Not angry as in chatting about it online. Angry as in massive protests in the capitals. Angry as in shutting down major websites. Angry as in rioting. Angry as in burning down houses. Angry as in everywhere.
Only then will there truly be changes.