Re: Fall of Rome, fall of liberal democracy?

"Ahn Fyuh Wi Dizayah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> GOD BLESS AMERICA
> It's just a handful of questions.
> 
> 1. Why are jobs boring, inefficient and saturated in twisted office
> psychology and politics, 

If it was fun they wouldn't call it "work" and they wouldn't pay you
to do it.

>                            but we all seem to think they are so important?

Paying the bills is important.

> 2. Yes, we want money. But then it eats most of our souls. Should we explore
> another way?

There is no substitute for the Barter System, which is what we have in
the world today.  "Money" is just a way to keep score.

> 3. If all everyone wants is peace, why are they trying to enforce it by war?
> (If one dog wins, the other will lie in wait for him.)

Ah, but not everyone wants peace.  Some people want what
someone/everyone else has.  Peace is an ideal that in no way bears any
resemblance to reality.
There has always been conflict.
There will always be conflict.
This cannot be changed.  This is the reality of the situation.  All
you can hope for is the the current power holder(s) show some type of
benevolence.  Generally speaking, what the greatest number wants is
what guides the power.  It's usually the warped minority or individual
who wants what others have earned that causes conflict.

> 4. If technology is so great, why has it experienced so little real-world
> productivity increases as a general office tool since the 1980s, while we
> still have to upgrade every 18 mos at high cost?

Who said technology is great?  Technology is just a way to get what
needs to be done accomplished easier/faster.  The same objectives need
to be done.  The crops have to be grown/reaped/sold.  People have to
be fed and entertainment provided.  Technology makes this easier but
in the process eliminates the 'survival of the fittist' option.

Personally I think there are drawbacks to technology.  According to
computers, I have died three time in my life already.  Do I REALLY
need a jiffy pop popcorn maker than can pop popcorn in 30 seconds?  Do
I need my hot dog to be nuked in a Microwave oven in 10? (I have a
microwave oven, haven't used it in three years, makes a nice plant
holder)

> 5. If we all care about the environment, why do we keep tearing up new land
> and replacing it with more of the same crap? (see question #2)

Not everybody cares about the environment.  Some see a beach and
revels in it's pristine beauty.  Others look at it and see a three
thousand unit condo.  I look at it as that annoying itchy stuff
between me and the water.

> 6. If globalism is achieved, and people from all countries are redistributed
> amongs all other countries of the globe, does that mean the same assholes I
> see in LA will be in Helsinki and Abuja?

There are assholes all over.  Yes, those assholes will be in Helsinki
and Abuja, and you'll get to meet some nice ones from Essex and Nova
Scotia.

> 7. If life is so goddamn precious, why do we waste most of our lives focused
> on mechanical things while ignoring our own health and state of mind?

Not everyone does.  Some like cars, some like bodybuilding. Not
everyhong considers life precious, some consider it an accident,
others torture.  Everyone makes their own choices and must live with
the results.


Yol Bolsum,
Grendel.

"Life IS pain, Princess.  Anyone who says otherwise is selling
something."