FOR THE MANY NOT THE FEW
How It Is And What Should It Be
A capitalist society is one where nothing matters more than money. That’s why when you go to a hospital or doctor your health is not the priority. All services rendered are based on how much and who pays. When a doctor runs his/her practice like a business the goal is max profit. This is not true for all doctors but still true in general. Finding a “Good Doctor” is almost impossible. Most are just trying to sell you something. The same is true for all interactions between the “justice” “education” “electoral” and all other so called democratic systems and the public. A democratic republic is NOT a business. Whether “for profit” or not. Business practices are not suited to governance of a people. The public has been brain washed to think it is, disguised as “public-private” collaborations. Think about the “military industrial complex”. Eisenhower warned us about this. We now have for profit wars.
This is inconsistent with and contrary to the American constitution. During the last 150 years the elite class have worked hard to promote Supreme court decisions that undermine the constitution and hand over governance to the richest people and corporate class. A recent example is the 2009 “citizens united” decision that finally proclaimed that corporations are people and money is free speech. That’s why the USA is now officially an oligarchy and not a democratic republic and almost every politician is bought and paid for, including a president who is an autocratic fascist dictator. This is why we have been going from one war to another that benefit no one but the rich elites. All this happened right under the nose of the people with the guidance of a propaganda media posing as free press. It happened without a shot fired in defense of the constitution.
The founders warned us about “factionalism” and to be wary of groups that form in order to control governance for their own benefit. The faction that has taken over America are the rich elites and they are foreign as well as domestic. The common sense solution is to make it illegal for anyone running for office to accept any money or gifts and to make all elections publicly funded. It is also necessary to strictly adhere to and enhance “separation of church and state” principles so that religious beliefs don’t become the ruling faction.
The only political and economic system that is compatible with the constitution is republican democratic socialism. An egalitarian humanitarian socialism is the only political economic system that puts the cares and concerns of all the people as it’s first principle. So that a nation’s wealth and resources serves all the people not just an elite few. This is why the founders created the American constitution. For the many not the few. Especially, not the rich religious few.