Is Positive Propaganda the Solution? - Day 327

 

 

This is a response to a TED interview with Bono that I've watched today which I suggest you also do before you continue reading this blog: Bono: The good news on poverty (Yes, there's good news)

 

I truly believe that Bono has Good and Honest intentions at heart, I really do but unfortunately what Bono is Missing is a critical point and he is thus, perpetuating the Problem of Poverty instead of Eradicating the Problem like he protests he does. Let me explain -

 

According to Bono, Poverty will cease to exist in 2028 which is 15 years from now. In those 15 years, Millions of people would die from unnecessary death. And as I explained in my previous blog by Unnecessary Death I mean:

 

"...As you read these lines, people are dying from hunger; from diseases that could have been treated with Medical care which is not accessible for the majority of this world; From Consequences such as unpurified water for Drinking; From being caught up in a war zone simply because they were born to a world of Inequality etc. All of the above and many more causes, could have been prevented with a proper education for mankind to understanding what is really going on in this world and How we created it, our responsibility within it and what needs to be done to correct the current living condition that we face…"

 

What Bono is yet to understand is that Poverty is just the manifested outflow that rooted in the values that the Capitalistic System is based on and to Eradicate Poverty, encompassing change must be applied which can only start with the Education of Human Kind that would allow us to see directly what we have accepted and allowed to exist within this world, how we have abdicated our responsibility by accepting and allowing those in power and control to so easily brainwash us, becoming Consumerism Robots that would seek for Rewards while neglecting to consider the Consequences involved with our Desires for such rewards.

 

Yes, Poverty is a severe problem, I 100% Agree with Bono about that Fact but as I've mentioned before, Poverty is the result of the Rooted Problem of this Capitalistic System and thus, Eradicating Poverty can only be done with Providing these people and the rest of humanity with ways to Stand as the living Force of their Life which (within that,) implies Establishing Educational Facilities so that we could all grow, expand and empower ourselves; Building Health Care Facilities so that we could have the best medical Care;  the Best housing possible; the Best transportation available; the Best Clothing produced; the Best Communication providers (Internet, Phone, Mail); the Best Food produced by this earth; Meaning - Real Equality Implies that what you have, I will have - simple Common sense Equation really.

 

Another point that Bono brought up is the point of not walking this change through the political means. If we want an encompassing solution, it must be through the Political path as it is through Politics that we created the problem in the first place. We gave our power to the politicians to Regulate and Create Laws that Manifested Poverty. I suggest listening to Marlen Vargas Del Razo within her vlog: Bono: The Good News on Poverty - Really?  as she Discuss this point in specificity and explain why a change that is best for all must go through the Political Avenues.

 

Another point we can look at is the Celebrity and Charity Phenomena which I've expanded on within my blog:

Charities - Exposing the Problems - Continues - Day 296 .

We tend to believe the Celebrities and take their words as the Words of Hope especially when it comes to the 'Good' causes they promoting without actually questioning what is being said or promoted. Thus, I suggest to start developing Reasoning thinking through actually walking your own process of investigation to formulate your own perspective of what is really going on. Do not let your emotions and Feeling to misguide you but stick to Common Sense within the Principle of - Investigate all things and Keep that which is good.

 

So, I suggest to think this over and to Consider that 15 years is not Good news, it is very Bad news for those who have to physically suffer while waiting for us to move. I suggest placing yourself in their shoes to see if you would have liked to be forced to wait another moment, yet alone 15 years, for those with the means and ability to make a significant change in actually walking the change in applicable and physical manner.

 

We could Eradicate all the Problems in this world and Establish a world that is best for all Tomorrow - if we stand up together Today. Investigate the Equal Money System and stand as a Key for a world of Dignity and Integrity.

 

If you haven't already, please read the following blogs I have written recently with regards to Charity and Philanthropy and why it is in no way the solution that would bring about a world that is best for all, but what Is the solution if not Charity and Philanthropy? - Find out in the following blogs:

 

• Charity and Activism - why is it a Capitalistic Scheme - Overview - Day 293  

• Charity and Activism - why is it a Capitalistic Scheme - Part 1 - Day 294

• Charities - Exposing the Problems - Day 295
• Charities - Exposing the Problems - Continues - Day 296
• The Dark Side of Humans and Charities - Exposing Problems continued - Day 297
• There is NO Integrity in Charity - Exposing Problems continued - Day 299

• The Hidden Agenda of the Corporate Philanthropy - Exposing Problems continued (Part 1) - Day 300

• The Solution for Charity and Philanthropy in an Equal Money Capitalism - Day 301
• Understanding Poverty and Charity is a Key for a Practical Solution - Day 302  

 

The Dark Side of Capitalism - Poverty (Part 4) - Day 307

This is a continuation to my Previous blogs:

The Dark Side of Capitalism - Poverty (Part 1) - Day 304

The Dark Side of Capitalism - Poverty (Part 2) - Day 305

The Dark Side of Capitalism - Poverty (Part 3) - Day 306

 

Where I mentioned that we are going to:

have a look at the Principles the Current Capitalistic System is based on and how the Current Capitalistic System that Promote abuse in this world had been advertised and "sold" for us to accept and allow the system without ever questioning its validity.

For this, we will look at the Questions and Answers published on the website - Capitalism.org to show the Problems that currently exist and accordingly, present solutions to correct the Manifested consequences and the Rewards of implementing the Equal Money Capitalism System.

 

Within this blog, we are going to look at the following Question and Answer:

 

The Problem

 

"What of those who cannot truly help themselves?

The few individuals in a capitalist society who are incapable of taking care of themselves — such as the retarded, crippled, and orphans (which are a small and tiny minority in any free country) — are provided for through voluntary means, i.e., private charity."

 

See, here is another example of the Status Queue we have accepted and allowed within and as this world. If we look at the design of Orphans and why Orphans exists is in most cases a direct connection and relationship with the inability to afford the life of the child and therefor, the parents that have no substantial support in this world, would rather give up their child within the hope they would receive a better opportunity in their life than keeping the child, knowing the life the child would have.

So what have we done within the Capitalistic System? Instead of making sure that we all take Equal Responsibility for each and every child in this world and thus, decide upon a system that would support a life of each human being from birth till death, we shifted the responsibility towards Volunteers and Private Charity and Excused ourselves from our Responsibility towards and of Life.

 

In my Previous blog Series with regards to Charity, I've shown in detail why and how Charity is in no way the solution and yet, it is promoted and advertised as a 'Good' thing without realizing it is THE thing that perpetuate the world's problem because it provide a back door for us to not take responsibility and change the world system to a system that consider, respect, protect and honour all Life Equally.

 

So instead of Questioning why the Design of Orphans exists in this world and within that, why we have accepted and allowed it to manifest to begin with, we cover up the problem with Charities and Donations without looking for a solution that would Eradicate the existent of Orphan children where each child will grow up in a cared and caressed environment with a parent to look up for the child. It is Doable - in an Equal Money System.

 

Now, with regards to the Question and Answer above - is another example of how such an important question is NOT being answered in absolute detail and specificity. For starter, there are MANY human beings that truly cannot help themselves in this world and that include not only the 7 Billion people that lives under 2$ per day but also the Elderly Human Being in this world that are dependent on social security or on their families if they are lucky, to take care of them. Most of them, if they do not have the funds to be able to live in a private elderly institutions, finds themselves in their death beds in the most crucial and outrageous condition no human being should experience. That again, can only exists within a system that is based on Inequality, Inhumanity and Disrespect for Life such as the Current Capitalistic System as it exists now.

 

Obviously, this topic is not to be disregarded and dismissed but rather, take into absolute consideration and accordingly, we must walk towards unconditionally solution that would prevent one from not being able to help themselves due to the unacceptable world system we exists within and as.

 

The Solution

 

First and foremost - we must do our research to understand the extent of the Problem presented in the Question:

"What of those who cannot truly help themselves?" and in this, to understand the core/root/cause of the problem so that from there, we could come up with a practical solutions for each and every individual case.

 

In General, within an Equal Money System, where each human being is taken cared for, from birth till Death, the problem as it is exists today would decrease dramatically. However, that is not the absolute solution since the problem is multidimensional problem that individual solutions must be established in making sure we Prevent the problem from reoccurring again.

When the time comes, I will walk in detail each and every aspect mentioned in this blog to reveal the Current problems and the specific Solution that can practically be applied within an Equal Money System.

 

The Reward

 

Place yourself in the shoes of the parents that have to give up their child because they  cannot give the child the life every child should have. Now, Place yourself in the Shoes a 6 months pregnant mother that knows she must give up her child and imagine her Experience. However now, tell this Mother that the World System had changed and she is now supported, as well as her child for the rest of her life - Imagine her Experience when realizing she is no longer living a life of Survival and can actually Live a life that is worthwhile. Can you see the Reward now?

 

 

 

 

 

The Solution for Charity and Philanthropy in an Equal Money Capitalism - Day 301

 

This is a continuation to:

Charity and Activism - why is it a Capitalistic Scheme - Part 1 - Day 294

Charities - Exposing the Problems - Day 295

Charities - Exposing the Problems - Continues - Day 296

The Dark Side of Humans and Charities - Exposing Problems continued - Day 297

There is NO Integrity in Charity - Exposing Problems continued - Day 298

The Hidden Agenda of the Corporate Philanthropy - Exposing Problems continued - Day 299

The Hidden Agenda of the Corporate Philanthropy - Exposing Problems continued (Part 1) - Day 300

 

The Solutions:

 

Here are the Solutions that were Presented thus far - Extracted from the Economist's Journey to Life blog:

 

Unemployment / Full Employment

If unemployment exists - the government must step in to create jobs where possible - because employment is a basic human right.

 

Role of Governments

The government will still play a role to provide everyone with their basic human rights such as healthcare, education, housing, sanitation, roads, employment etc. So - the government will fund these points through taxes. The only tax that will exist are the value-added tax on products - this will be part of the labelling of products - where it'll show the percentage of the price that goes to tax and for what the tax will be used. There will be no need for an income tax to redistribute income in a fair way - because income will be distributed fairly from the get-go.

http://economistjourneytolife.blogspot.com/2012/12/day-164-equal-money-capitalism.html#.UR5-7meLu00

 

 

Taxation and Banks

VAT will be added to each product in a way to make sure there is enough within the common pool of money - which is the tax - to ensure all the basic rights can be provided. Also consider that with all military expenditure falling away - there will actually be quite a substantial amount of money available to governments with which to fund these projects.

 

Banks in an EMC will exist as financial intermediaries, gathering surpluses to cover deficits in other places. So - the banks will be in charge of providing extra funds to companies who are running a deficit. This point will always be temporary and the required funding will lessen as there is an intervention that takes place and action is taken to make the company more effective and able to compete.

 

When companies with deficits are identified - someone will be sent to intervene, because it might indicate that the company is not effective. Then the problem must be identified and they have to learn from those companies that are successful - so that all may become equally successful and effective within managing resources and distributing goods and services.

http://economistjourneytolife.blogspot.com/2013/01/day-167-harmony-and-equilibrium-within.html#.UR5--2eLu00

 

 

Debt Forgiveness

Those who may find themselves in a position of unemployment as the result of Complete Debt Forgiveness will either be integrated into other companies - or government will provide them with new jobs. Preferably, these types of outflows would have to be considered before implementation to ensure smooth transitioning from one system to the next – and would thus have to be calculated and planned prior to full implementation.

Pasted from <http://economistjourneytolife.blogspot.com/2013/01/day-169-equal-living-within-equal-money.html#.UR5_BWeLu00>

 

These are some of the General Solution the Equal Money Capitalism System has presented.

Please make sure to educate yourself by going through the documents of the Equal Money Capitalism

And within the next blog, I will show how the Principles of the EMC will Solve the Problems I had shared thus far, with regards to Charity and Philanthropy.

 

Note: The EMC is an entirely new project that was started a week ago. We’re at the moment in the phase where we are brainstorming by answering questions. It’s a messy process – but an effective one to get all the relevant points addressed. So – also note that points will evolve and change as we go as we are not setting things in stone, but on a journey towards designing the EMC. The principles upon which EMC is based are laid out in the previous blog-posts. From those principles, we work our way towards what life in EMC would practically be like and how the system will function from an economic perspective.

 

 

The Hidden Agenda of the Corporate Philanthropy - Exposing Problems continued - Day 299

 



 

This is a continuation to:

Charity and Activism - why is it a Capitalistic Scheme - Part 1 - Day 294

Charities - Exposing the Problems - Day 295

Charities - Exposing the Problems - Continues - Day 296

The Dark Side of Humans and Charities - Exposing Problems continued - Day 297

There is NO Integrity in Charity - Exposing Problems continued - Day 298

 

 

Problem No. 5.1

Corporate Philanthropy - overview

 

Today it stroked me again, how clueless I really am with regards to the Forces that move and direct this world.

The truth is that I'm struggling with an article that I've been reading for hours now and I'm only half way through: Capitalism: A Ghost Story by Arundhati Roy where she, in a very detailed and specific ways, shows the dark side of the current Capitalism and how the Corporate Philanthropy plays a huge role in the Enslavement, Abuse and Harm of the Human Race.

 

So, todays blog will be only to share with you the above article as I see that I have much more to learn and study before I would be able to speak about Corporate Philanthropy in detail.

 

The extent of our ignorance is unbearable and therefore, we must commit within ourselves, to walk a process of Education to be able to see, realize and understand what is really going on in this world, right under our unaware nose.

 

I find it fascinating that a woman my age, that is defined by the system as intelligent with a B.A in Business and Financial risk management and L.L.B  (Bachelor of Laws), has no real Clue of how this world functions as I was never taught or dared to teach myself Economic and Politics for Real within all its dimensions and layers of it.

 

However, as the saying says - 'Better Late than Ever'; however, unfortunately we are running out of time (Watch 'Blind Spot' Documentary) so I urge you to start your Educational processes so that from here, we can take Matters into Matter and Correct the Harm and Abuse we all Silently accepted and allowed generation after generation.

 

 

Charities - Exposing the Problems - Continues - Day 296

 

This is a continuation to:

Charities - Exposing the Problems - Day 295

Charity and Activism - why is it a Capitalistic Scheme - Part 1 - Day 294

 

Problem No.3

PR in Disguise

 

I was watching today the Documentary - Why Poverty - Give us the Money where it primarily shows how Celebrities have used their power to become the voices of Poverty in this world and specifically Bob Geldof and Bono which I see their standing to be Genuine and not a PR point they are taking advantage of like many other celebrities which I will be revealed in my next blog.

 

In the Documentary, they showed how the Celebrities were able to go high in the chain of Power and get them to agree to 'Forgiveness Debt' in Africa. Forgiveness Debt within the Context of this world system of greed, power and Control is not really a solution but rather a 'charity act' or shell we say a PR act of the World's leader. Why?

 

The Debt Africa has to the US is not even real; if you have read 'Confession of the Economical Hitman' book, you would be able to understand how debt of developing countries to the US were created, how it was manipulated into a complete dependency of the Developing countries on the US and why "Helping" Developing countries from the US perspective is nothing Genuine but rather, excuses to take over and control the developing countries natural resources. 

 

So within that context, Debt Forgiveness of Africa, is an act of deleting a Number from a paper that was never real to result with an outcome of Good PR. A real Forgiveness Debt is what the Equal Money System is all about - Eradicating all DEBT but also, restructuring the countries in developing schools, health centres, Water purification, jobs creation and so forth. Deleting debt without making sure the country is able to self sustain itself isn't the solution and it has been proven with Africa/America relationship.

 

Same thing with Charities - Giving Money to the Poor may be a very short temporary solution but it is in no way going to eradicate poverty to its ultimate encompassing solution. I mean, Commonsensically -

Let's say a homeless has a million Dollar worth of debt in the bank, and let's say we forgave him for his debt. Is this homeless life is going to change in anyway? No - he still doesn't have a place to live, food to eat, health care or access to education to be able to get a skill that would enable him to have a job. Therefor, as time passes by, the homeless will create a new debt to be able to feed himself.

 

This is why, forgiving Africa's debt will not change anything but prolong the suffering of many that has no real opportunity to be and become something in this world and if anything, Africa's debt will continue to grow exactly as I showed with the homeless analogy.

 

An Encompassing Solution is quite easy to implement as I would show you in a few blogs to come, after I show all the major problems within and as the concept of Charity and Philanthropy.

Charities - Exposing the Problems - Day 295

This is a continuation to:

Charity and Activism - why is it a Capitalistic Scheme - Part 1 - Day 294

Problem No. 2

No one is Accountable.

One of the problems within the concept of Charities and Philanthropy is that in essence, there is no one that takes responsibility and stand accountable for the Problem. In my Previous Blog, I showed that the main problem with Charity and Philanthropy is that it blinds humanity from looking into the core/root/source of the problem and accordingly, taking or walking the approach that would eradicate the problem.

In shifting the Responsibility for Poverty for instance, to the Private corporations, instead of implanting a world wide governmental solution, all we are doing is perpetuating the gap and giving the Governments excuse to not address the point and take responsibility for the problems on earth.

Within that context, there is no Encompassing solutions but individual charities that touches the lives of a few in comparison to the amount of people that require a massive solution. In that, even with Charities, not everyone are being Equally supported and protected. 

On the Individual Level, giving to Charity or not having the means to give to charity but knowing that there are people out there that are giving to charity, creates the illusions that the problems are taken cared for without looking in common sense at the point that if the problems were taken cared for, poverty for instance would cease to exists. Therefor, having Charities in place, allows us to abdicate our responsibility as human beings in this world, to investigate and find solution that would not only solve the problem but also, prevent the current condition from ever manifesting again. Here, we utilize Hope and Powerlessness as our justifications to not stand up as if we completely gave up and decided that a change is impossible.

In other words, having charities in place, both the Governments and the Individuals abdicate the responsibility towards those who are dependent on Charities to exists at the moment. We do not confirm and check out that the goods and the aid that were supposed to reach their 'target' got to its destination; we do not check and confirm that the 'target' of charity is now having the basic ability to sustain a dignified life. As far as we concern, we did our part, we either donated our share or would have donated our share if we would financially able to and within that, we believe that we have done enough while meanwhile 7 billion people in this world are in the worsen condition ever existed on earth.

Saying that, what I see is that Charities in essence are Reactions, a distractions, from facing the core/root/source of the problem and therefor abdicate our responsibility as the creators of the problems instead of coming together and walk the Correction process that would End the Atrocities in this world.

Here, for further context, I suggest reading through the series - The Correction Process and the Desteni Message.

Will continue in my next blog in showing another problem we haven't considered before.

Related articles

• Charity and Activism - why is it a Capitalistic Scheme - Part 1 - Day 294
• Charity and Activism - why is it a Capitalistic Scheme - Overview - Day 293

Charity and Activism - why is it a Capitalistic Scheme - Part 1 - Day 294

 

“When we want to help the poor, we usually offer them charity. Most often we use charity to avoid recognizing the problem and finding the solution for it. Charity becomes a way to shrug off our responsibility. But charity is no solution to poverty. Charity only perpetuates poverty by taking the initiative away from the poor. Charity allows us to go ahead with our own lives without worrying about the lives of the poor. Charity appeases our consciences.”

― Muhammad Yunus, Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty

 

Well Said, thank you Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yunus. From here, let's have a look at the Problems with Charity and Presents Solutions.

 

Problem No.1

Ignoring the Problem.

Most people cannot see any Problem within the entire Charity and Philanthropy Industry since 'Charity and Philanthropy' was promoted and advertised as Noble action, Altruism  and even Godly.

 

However, if we place Charity and Philanthropy under the Microscope, we will discover the real nitty gritty truth behind the Charity and Philanthropy Business/Industry that is quite concerning given that most people see Charity and Philanthropy as something so Good and Positive.

 

Thus, one of the most urgent problems to address is the Relationship between Charity/Philanthropy and Poverty. As  Muhammad Yunus Indicated, through Charity/Philanthropy, we Ignore that there is a problem that must be result with an effective solution. In a way, Charity/Philanthropy in it's core design is a brilliant brainwashed method to maintain the gap between those that 'have' and those that don't have since what Charity/Philanthropy result with is the perpetuation of Poverty instead of complete Eradication of Poverty.

 

This was already implied in 1932 by Reinhold Niebuhr, Moral Man and Immoral Society, 1932

"We have previously suggested that philanthropy combines genuine pity with the display of power and that the latter element explains why the powerful are more inclined to be generous than to grant social justice."

 

And Yet, 80 years after and still, humanity is blinded from seeing reality directly as what Niebuhr presented decades ago. To the Contrary there are quite a few people that would even define Niebuhr as Fascist and condemn him for daring to speak up and expose what we have all directly and indirectly accepted and allowed this world to evolve as to the extent of which Humanity is deliberately Blinded from seeing the Fundamental Inequality that is rooted in the structure and values of our global society. Obviously, Charity and Philanthropy is nothing but a convenient patch up  for us to ignore the real reason, source, origin and root of the Problems existing in this world.

Nevertheless, Charity/Philanthropy from that perspective is the Acceptance and Allowance of Inequality to Persists within the attempt to mitigate the Consequences the Majority of Humanity participating and facing today so that us, good maintain our 'Feeling Good' Experience.

 

It is evidence the none of us actually understand the reason, source, origin and root of the Problems because if we had, our social behaviour would be totally different and we would stop Reacting to the Problems but rather, apply the correction required and Prevent the Problem from reoccurring again.

 

In my next blog, I will continue Identifying the Problems with regards to Charity and Philanthropy so that eventually, we could start consider practical solutions that would result with the outcome that is best for all.