In this episode we explore the obscenity of war, and the real causes that so often underlie it… For this episode I’d aimed to do a piece on economics again, and the perverse-incentives that so often cause so many lethal distortions in the way the whole thing works. (Or
Insightful topic, staged almost at the same time as the "age of enlightenment" which in turn led to the French revolution, and in turn the rise of communism in both Russia and China. Strange that the underlying causes of all three are still prevalent in todays society. Maybe not a war but definitely a breach of the peace.
Interestingly, there _is_ a direct link between between the English Civil War and the development of communism, in that Marx drew directly from a crucial document from the late-1640s called 'An Agreement of the People' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Agreement_of_the_People . Even more interestingly, it was also a key source for the US Constitution - so the same document was in part responsible for both communism and capitalism!
Now that is a very interesting insight that I have never heard before. I suppose it is not surprising though, never been a fan of the "for the people, by the people" rubbish that we get spoon fed. Both approaches are fed by the elite to benefit the elite in a sustaining loop. Not that the world elite would give a damn their offspring are guaranteed their position for generations to come.
Insightful topic, staged almost at the same time as the "age of enlightenment" which in turn led to the French revolution, and in turn the rise of communism in both Russia and China. Strange that the underlying causes of all three are still prevalent in todays society. Maybe not a war but definitely a breach of the peace.
1. Financial Crisis
2. Tax burden
3. Extravagant lifestyle of the elite
4. Social inequality
5. Severe Weather
6. Crop failures
7. Rising cost of food
Sounds familiar doesn't it. Oh well on we go.
Yep... :-(
Interestingly, there _is_ a direct link between between the English Civil War and the development of communism, in that Marx drew directly from a crucial document from the late-1640s called 'An Agreement of the People' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Agreement_of_the_People . Even more interestingly, it was also a key source for the US Constitution - so the same document was in part responsible for both communism and capitalism!
Now that is a very interesting insight that I have never heard before. I suppose it is not surprising though, never been a fan of the "for the people, by the people" rubbish that we get spoon fed. Both approaches are fed by the elite to benefit the elite in a sustaining loop. Not that the world elite would give a damn their offspring are guaranteed their position for generations to come.