Many of my friends have begun to wonder whether I’ve become crazed or not. Their focus happens to be aimed towards my views concerning our societal structures, which I stand strongly against without any hint of diffidence. Coming from a middle-class family, I am quite ensured that the provisions laid down before my hands will never have me thrown into the gutter. I am usually asked why I’m skeptical of the concept of a state, when I am provided with the necessary opportunities that would lead me to success in the near future – as long as I act in the rightful manner, of course.
I often say that criticism towards an idea does not involve its denunciation towards the point of destruction. If I happen to disagree with governments, it does not mean I would love to see the citizens of each country gather in the streets, pitchforks in hand, and inflame chaotic disorder. Violence should not have to be an option, and that is the mere essence behind my objection towards governments in the first place.
Politics should be treated like science. While a certain political structure might seem good for the time being, newer more-logical ideas will arise and replace what will then become primitive in our eyes. This is how we should bring amendments to our political system, which we need to identify as primitive if we wish to see a world of equality.
Utopian is usually the next label I receive after expressing such views. We claim the impossibility of a utopian society; however, we never cease to add flaws to our systems, with the excuse that nothing is flawless. Utopia, in my beliefs, is just a term used to emit passiveness in the minds of the politically illiterate. The sole purpose of its usage is to teach the masses that equality is far out of our grasp but we all have a chance of succeeding in this maze that is our society. Work and contribute and see what you get in return: technological gismos that will keep your mind at work in the digital realm, while you fail to notice the truth behind our world. Truth is, it is highly argued that there are enough resources to feed the world’s population. We then are left to inquire as to why extreme poverty exists in third world countries. Why are we financially better off than they are?
Of course it’s merely the fault of their governments, since they chose a dark corrupted path while ours, in this “modern” world, submit to the will of the people. Usually, a good bullshit story like this requires a government branch to brainwash the minds of many. It goes by the name of media. Ironically, media outlets tend to justify political establishments they belong to, without having to point out the political flaws of their systems. One must remember, flaws are restricted only when we criticize the impossibility of an equal world. Our news media usually focus on enemies who subjugate their own people. These enemies are the reason why their people live in extreme starvation. Of course, the fact that some of these leaders were once our allies, such as the infamous Saddam Hussein and the Taliban, when it was to our benefit that their people’s mouths be shut, is usually left out of context. Our governments would not want us to question.
Tyrannical corruption in third world countries is usually tied up with extreme poverty. The question is: how do our governments benefit from other states living in extreme poverty under corrupt leaders? It’s simple. Firstly, corrupt leaders do not contest the exploitation of resources on their own land. Take the imposition of the Shah (king) of Iran, for example, who obtained power from a coup that saw the overthrowing of democracy by the CIA, all because Iran wanted to nationalize its own oil.
Secondly, after the decolonization of countries that are suffering from starvation, puppet leaders are usually put in place. They do nothing for their people, resulting in the underdevelopment of nations. The next form of exploitation is then put in place, usually involving sweatshops. When you have a state suffering from poverty, the lowest of classes usually prefers working in sweatshops to looking for food in dump yards. This is why they do not contest the only jobs they can get, whatever the wage might be, since there are no other goals the nation can realize for its people after it has been drained of resources.
After the process of sweatshops comes the transition of selling the products. Ironically, the ones who put their labour into work to realize the products we hold in our hands make nothing in comparison to the ones who sell their physical labour in the market. At the same time, our governments regulate this product, which means our states are partaking in an extent of corrupt activity. On one hand, media outlets cover up for the reality behind the poverty in third world countries and on the other, we buy these “necessary” products that keep us in our passive mindsets, without questioning their origin and their reason.
I’ve briefly mentioned how these products come to be. I will now talk about their reason. It’s quite simple. We buy the products and we sustain those that run the corporations. It is almost like a chain reaction. The lower classes build the products that are then purchased by the middle class, which in turn sustains those at the peak of the hierarchical pyramid. That is why I will begin to rant. It is our concern, since the human race is one and our human differences merely beautify this richly diverse kingdom. That is why we should all hold the same inherent rights. I am hoping to have your ears.