[MD] freedom is for the rich

[gav]

hi platt and others,
 
platt your position seems to be that freedom is tied
to wealth. i think that you are right. 

when we are poor we are effectively under the control
of either the state or our employer: in order to
survive we have to do what we are told. ie we are not
free.

however when we have plenty of dough we are much less
reliant on the state or an employer. we have far more
freedom.

under capitalism only a small percentage of people are
ever going to be rich and therefore free. their wealth
depends on the relative poverty of most. their wealth
is generated from the labour of the poor. this is a
law of capitalism. 

this limiting of freedom is surely a problem, or so it
seems to me. it is also rather ironic that 'the free
market' is utterly dependent upon the relative bondage
of most. 

the MOQ at its core seems to be about increasing
freedom. the logic of capitalism opposes this vital
principle of evolution in that it is simply impossible
for everyone to be very wealthy and therefore free.
most people HAVE to work to survive, ie most people
give up their freedom in order to be able to eat, pay
rent/mortgage etc. 

i am unhappy with the idea that freedom is only for
the rich: it seems a very low quality idea to me; and
yet there it is.

what do you think platt?






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