Wrote this little piece some years ago during the "Occupy Wall Street" protests, but think it is still relevant to day as when I scribbled it down.
I found this poster on the internet, it seems that these protesters
have found most of the questions regarding this society, but have they
found the answer? Certainly bankers are the bad guys in this affair, but
it goes a little deeper than that, it is with the system itself that
the real problem lies, the bankers were just following the natural path
of a corrupt and unjust system. So getting rid of bankers, in what ever
way you please, will not put the world to rights. We have to think
beyond our anger and focus on our desires, what kind of society do we
really want. Do we want one that is based on competition, profit and
self-centred greed, driven by wealthy shareholders, where gaps in wealth
are unimaginable, and deprivation drags millions of people into despair
and an early grave? Or are we going to go for a society based on the
needs of all the people, a community oriented society founded on mutual
aid, co-operation, justice and sustainability? What's the point of all
the occupations in the world if you keep the system and simple ask your
lords and masters to, please give us a little more?
So do we run a hate a banker campaign, or do we occupy everything
and change society into something we would be proud to hand to the next
generation, a society where we know, all our grandchildren will be
nurtured to reach their full potential as decent human beings.
