Money remains the root of all evil!

Money and what it represents (be it affluence, position in society, wealth, ability to do as one pleases, financial stability, privilege etc.) remains the root of all evil and has been for a very long time

Socialism may not be the answer or the answer people want, but the closer we get to an equal society, the closer we will get to creating a world that we can all enjoy and be proud of.

The insatiable human quest for domination is nothing new. There’s been conquerors and the vanquished for generations and the subtleties from one generation to the next is perhaps the only difference.

Some say you could trace most conflicts in history back to religion in a similar manner to tracing most human to human dispute back to financial gain.

A friend who is a prolific writer on social media recently wrote a very poignant article on the need for equality and extermination of poverty, particularly in developed countries. His article was read by 6 people. The next day he uploaded a picture of his home office, under the caption “working from home”, with no other text and within 12 hours it had attracted 42,000 views, 157 comments and 725 likes. That is a representation of the fickleness of the world we live in today.

Years back, aspiring politicians had to come up with robust ideas, policies etc. Today, if you want to win an election, all you need to do is hire a clever adviser who will find you a “one liner” and a divisive topic that they can use to whip up a frenzy and out comes your grassroot base and regardless of anything else, your victory is guaranteed. I remember the last aspiring leader who offered to level up society, tax the rich more to get the poor off the poverty block and assist the less fortunate; he lost by a landslide with those he was trying to help (i.e. the poor) voting against him and majority of the less fortunate in his society chose to vote for his opponent. That in essence, is the psychology of the human mind!

Today, people say whatever they have to say in order to pull the crowds in. Conviction means nothing. What do you believe in? anything to get millions of followers on social media as that now translate to hard cash; be it through marketing or other means.

It is always difficult to imagine how or why we have people living in destitution in countries like the UK, Canada, France, Australia, US and other developed parts of the world but we always find excuses: laziness, substance abuse, benefits culture, deterrent (to stop mass migration of people coming in if we demonstrate we have a gravvy train) etc. Is there any tenable reason for every adult in employment to struggle to make ends meet? Will there be an outcry if everyone is afforded a decent means to live and then those who want more or want to be billionaires can go the extra mile to achieve that, but the poorest family in any of these countries should have a decent home, be able to afford upkeep, education etc.

if you then look at the wider society, I am not sure many will choose migration (to face hate, abuse and intolerance) if they can have a decent life where they are: no wars, good food, portable water, education etc. Is it possible for the world to come together to make this a reality? NO.

Such a shame!