Have you Ever been Swept Off Your Feet?

In both cases – whether the bubble was inflated with positive or negative energy – the participants in the bubble are being swept away further and further away from actual physical reality and start to see everything either ‘extremely negatively’ or ‘extremely positively’ – neither experience is grounded in reality – because the physical is neither positive or negative – it just is what it is.

And Then You Crash – Meconomics

In this little series, we’ve been investigating the phenomenon of inflation, how we in our daily lives participate in ‘inflating our reality’ and so, how we are on a personal level participating in the same principles/dynamics that we see playing out on a bigger scale when it comes to inflation, speculative bubbles and financial market crashes.

Welcoming New Life with Living Income Guaranteed

Comfort, security and nurturing are all things we wish are present when a baby comes into this world. Yet, these conditions are not a reality for many babies, as parents themselves like these things in their lives. In Pietermaritzburg, the capital of KwaZulu Natal province in South Africa, 3 to 5 babies are…

Humanity Washed Ashore

This was an excerpt of just one of the stories about the boy. Over the last few days, dozens have been written and published on various major news sites. What is more striking than the content of the posts, is the comments that are left on these articles. What is humanity’s response to such images, to such news?

Voting Fun – What does it Feel Like to Have a Say?

Now – before such increased direct political participation is a reality – let’s do a little test to see what it feels like. So – here are some mock-questions where you’re asked to give your input. Imagine that this relates to your direct reality (eg. your town) – and your answer has a weight that influences the outcome of the decision. Of course, in reality…

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01 July 2012

Day 34: Occupying the Middle-Class

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the current world economic system does not work for everyone

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that it is impossible for everyone to ‘make it’ and ‘get rich’ within this world – as the current world economic system is a pyramid scheme which requires a large strong foundation to maintain the top – and thus those who ‘make it’ will always only be a few while those who ‘don’t make it’ will always be the majority

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the current economic system of profit does not work on the basis of “creativity” – where the economic system stimulates people to be ‘more creative’ to bring about ‘more effective’ goods and services, and where profit is the reward for this endeavour – but where the current economic system is based on the one being or group, exploiting another being or group – where they manipulate the game to simple take the profits they want

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the middle-class is kept passive and complacent through the hope and dream of one day being rich and successful themselves

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the belief that anyone can make it as long as you work hard enough – is simply not true – as it is simple mathematics that if you want more and take more – that this ‘more’ has to come from somewhere

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the middle-class is being contained through media manipulation – where the media will report success stories of people who had nothing and worked their way up to the top – ending up with having everything

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the stories and the people who are being reported to have made it from nothing to everything – are in fact exceptions to the rule – as the media will only report on those things which are highly unusual as they as sensational and thus ‘newsworthy’ as these stories will generate revenue for the particular media company – instead of the media reporting every day occurrences and events such as the 21  000 children dying everyday and within that I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the media is trying to portray these events/stories as if they are the norm – where people fall for the trap that they too can be come as wealthy – just keep working!

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the chance of being struck by lightning within one's lifetime is higher than the chance of living the ‘rags-to-riches’ story

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that if a person in a developed country such as the US has got 1 in 200 000 000 chances of becoming rich – then the chances for anyone lesser developed countries is even worse off – as the amount of money one already has plays a major role in increasing your “chances”

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the current world economic system is not a system which provides for all equally within the consideration of life – but is a giant casino / lottery game where one in a million might hit the jackpot – yet everyone keeps playing

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise how the middle-class and everyone else hoping to be rich will oppose higher tax rates on the wealthy as they think/believe that they too will be wealthy one day – instead of seeing and realising that it’s not going to happen and that this belief is the only thing which is keeping the outrageously rich in place

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that 69% of the people who can be qualified as rich within the world – are rich because they inherited their wealth

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that 26,8% of the people who can be qualified as rich within this world – are rich because of criminal activities and "unethical behaviour"

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that 4,2% of the people who can be qualified as rich within this world – are rich because they married into money

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the above three factors make up the foundation of over 99% of the rich people’s wealth

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that one's chances to becoming wealthy are linked to the birth lottery and poverty

I forgive myself that I haven’t accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that higher education as college / university within this world works just like a gamble / casino – as you have more chance of losing money than gaining money – where the majority end up being burdened by student loan debt which influences the rest of their lives vs a few making it to the top and thus getting “something” out of their education while most likely their education had nothing to do with why they got rich as the numbers above have shown


I commit myself to change this world from a world of extreme inequality to one of Equality as what is Best for All

I commit myself to expose how the current world economic system does not in fact support all equally – where a few individuals at the top of the pyramid benefit from the vast majority at the bottom of the pyramid where the bottom’s loss is the top’s gain

I commit myself to show that the current world economic system is unsustainable and thus irresponsible and that it is possible to have a different world economic system where everyone’s better off as the Equal Money System

I commit myself to expose how the hope for riches is the rope the middle-class and poor hang by, as it leaves them in a state of compliance in the hope and dream that they too might one day be rich, without seeing and realising that within the current world system and dynamics that this is highly improbable

I commit myself to expose how the current world economic system works as a casino where the birth lottery decides your fate as it decides how much money will be available for you and your future

I commit myself to show those who are willing to hear that we do not have to accept this abusive system and that we can establish a world economic system within this world which will make Life worth Living

12 June 2012

Day 17: Starvation is Murder

The following numbers show the global priority spending for the year 1998

Global Priority
$U.S. Billions
Military spending in the world
780
Narcotics drugs in the world
400
Alcoholic drinks in Europe
105
Cigarettes in Europe
50
Business entertainment in Japan
35
Pet foods in Europe and the United States
17
Perfumes in Europe and the United States
12
Ice cream in Europe
11
Cosmetics in the United States
8

This forms a total of 1 418 Billion US Dollars

Now have a look at the following table, which represents what was estimated as additional costs to achieve universal access to basic social services in all developing countries


Global Priority
$U.S. Billions
Basic health and nutrition
13
Reproductive health for all women
12
Water and sanitation for all
9
Basic education for all
6

With a total of 40 Billion US Dollars

Obviously -- we have got our priorities all mixed up. Even with just a simple point like eliminating Perfume and Cosmetics in the world -- we can  already have the job halfway done to having everyone's basic needs met. If we eliminate military, drugs and alcohol -- we can pretty much assure that everyone's living standard is well above having basic needs met -- everyone would be living a life of worth - a life everyone would enjoy living.

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that starvation is in fact murder

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that failure to address basic living needs of the whole of the population living on Earth can only be a reflection of deliberate negligence of Life on Earth

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the current state of the world and the manifestation of a majority living in misery is in fact a deliberate choice

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see beyond the Veil of apparent 'goodness' within human beings and see the abusive monstrosity we actually exist as

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created a world where perfume, cosmetics, ice cream, entertainment, alcohol,drugs and weapons have more value than Human Life

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created a world where all priorities are mixed up and in reverse -- where our industries and services focus on catering entertainment for a few instead of catering basic necessities to ALL

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the only common sense way of setting one's priorities is to FIRST take care of all basic needs of everyone and then SECONDLY only look at entertainment

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created a world of pure evil

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that no goodness can exist in a world where the majority suffers and where this can EASILY be fixed

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that any inaction towards changing the current world system to a structure of support for all Life is in fact criminal

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that there is not one good reason why an Equal Money System should not be implemented

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that if I resist an Equal Money System and prefer the current system over an Equal Money System -- I am in fact preferring Abuse over Life

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that an Equal Money System is the only solution to rectify the mess we've made on Earth


I commit myself to expose the murderous consequences of our current world Economic System and consumption habits in the name of Profit and the Pursuit of Happiness

I commit myself to expose that anyone favouring the current World Economic System is in fact favouring Abuse over Life

I commit myself to show that any failure to act or address the abhorrent lack of  access to basic goods and services within our world is in fact deliberate abuse and is only a reflection of the evil we allow within us

I commit myself to show that an Equal Money System is in fact possible and that it does not take a lot to cater for everyone's basic needs and that all will still be able to enjoy a more than modest life

I commit myself to show that any fear in relation to an Equal Money System is in fact irrational and tied to personal self-interest over the interest of what is Best for All Life

I commit myself to the redistribution of resources so they may reach everyone in all the corners of the world and not just a select few as the image below clearly indicates


 
Anup Shah, Poverty Facts and Stats, Global Issues, Updated: September 20, 2010

10 June 2012

Day 15: SAPs: Structural Adjustment Programs or Silent Annihilation of the Poor?

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise the consequences due to badly designed policies such as Structural Adjustment Programs where the Developed Countries apparently do the Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs) a favour through granting them a loan, where a whole bunch of conditionalities are attached to this loan which actually on work in the favour of the "Developed Countries"

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that in the current world economic system the lifestyle and consumption habits of the rich nations are only sustainable at the expense of the continued deterioration of living standards of the poor nations

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to impose rules unto other which I do not follow myself such as demanding LDCs to drop their protectionist barriers, tariffs and quotas while I as the Developed Countries will maintain and even raise more barriers to "protect" myself/ourselves from the cheap goods coming from poor countries

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the hypocrisy of economists all around the globe is costing millions of lives

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created a world where 21 000 children die on Earth EVERY DAY

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to make an issue of the thousands of children dying every day

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created a world where money is more important than the lives of others -- where the media will not broadcast what is going on day in and day out in terms of people dying where a child dies every 4 seconds yet it is not considered news worthy

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created a world where humans will only 'move' when they are triggered through "sensationalism" -- and thus the media and the news will not broadcast the thousands of people dying every day but will broadcast conflicts, earthquakes, war and tsunamis -- and within that I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that the 21 000 children (and that is only children under 5!) dying every day, is the equivalent to a 2011 Libya conflict-scale death toll happening every day, equivalent to as 2010 Haiti earthquake occurring every 10 days, a 2004 Asian Tsunami occurring every 11 days, an Iraq-scale death toll every 19-46 days -- yet somehow these sporadic events are more newsworthy and more "sensational" and the death and despair happening --every--single--day

I forgive myself that I haven't accepted and allowed myself to see and realise that I am an accomplice in child murder every moment of every day as long as the current world economic system is maintained and supported -- as the current world economic system does not care about poverty, hunger and disease when they are happening to the poor -- which turn out to be the majority of the population

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created a world where 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation -- while others have their bathrooms made out of gold

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created a world where 1 billion children are deprived of one or more services essential to survival and development -- while others have more money than they can ever spend

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created a world of polarity where 1.1 billion people are underweight and at the same time 1.1 billion people are overweight -- indicating that there's some serious shit going on in the world

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to have created and allowed a world to exist where 40-50% of all food for harvest never gets eaten -- while more than half of the population on Earth does not get their basic food requirements met


I commit myself to change the current world economic system of murder and genocide to a world economic system of LIFE

I commit myself to expose the horror and atrocities committed daily through simple acceptance and allowance of the status quo

I commit myself to expose the media for the money-grabbing industry it is -- an industry which is not interested in truly reporting the state of the world but only wants to broadcast "News" as "Sensationalism" and since the continued suffering of our fellow human beings in the world is not "new" anymore it is simply neglected

I commit myself to the transformation of the media and "watchdogs" of the world to a media which truly report the events occurring around the world without being selective about that is broadcasted based on the motivation of money

I commit myself to expose how the current world economic system where the Money God rules, demands a child sacrifice every 4 seconds which is willingly offered by us collectively through our acceptances and allowances

I commit myself to expose the evil that has become of us humans and the extent that we will abuse one another in the name of Money and Dreams

I commit myself to a New world economic system as Equal Money where all humans basic needs will be cared for -- out with the golden toilets!

I commit myself to the re-evaluation of all economic policies as they were only ever done from the starting point of self-interest and greed and NEVER within the best interest of the whole

I commit myself to the establishment of a World Economic System which is Best for All Life