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Many people claim that our democratic governmental system
is the best that has ever been devised, and challenge us to come
up with a better one. It benefits the most and disadvantages the
least. Such practices have evolved and survive, for they leave
the more powerful majorities in control of the police and military
forces, and the economically disadvantaged minority groups don't
have the power to overthrow it. The political parties compete
against each other, and promise to supply more and more services
and assistance to the public in order to win an election. Then
the successful representatives will attempt to fulfill some of
their promises, and supply these benefits to retain their electors
continued support. To gain the necessary funds the government
must increase royalties and taxes, and sell bonds. This increases
the inflation rate, and motivates labor groups to demand higher
wages, and for manufacturers and suppliers of commodities to increase
their prices. The public's demands, and the political parties
attempts to honor their promises is responsible for the continuous
rise of inflation. These two forces, in a sense, rule the democratic
sector of the planet. They are both out to pad their own pockets
at the expense of others, and neither group in our national enclaves
has an inclination or the knowledge to guide human civilization
from its fateful course.
Most of us wish to prevent the sorrows and costs of war amongst
the nations, as well as the many competitions of the citizens
within them, but don't know how to make peace in either sector.
Our natural survival value of outnumbering our rivals, and our
spiritual beliefs in promoting unlimited population increases
has prompted our nations to compete more vigorously for the resources
of the planet, and for their citizens for the earnings of each
others labors in the political arena. We have failed to overcome
the competitive forces of nature, so should not expect to make
peace without absolving the problems that drive us to act in opposition
towards each other. We can no longer blame our imaginative deities
for the injuries we commit upon others, for they are caused by
our instinctive responses to nature's influences, and they can
be overcome in many instances. To solve our problems would be
a case of mind over matter: our mind over the materials of the
planet to determine how best to use them without wasting our efforts
in avoidable competitions and spiritual controversies.
All species have been driven by the influences
of nature to compete for survival, but humans have become the
most intelligent, for we can understand and avoid the influences
that drive us to oppose each other. However, those that lead us
spiritually and politically do not lead us to be less competitive,
so we must take steps to salvage our planet's deteriorating environment,
and shape our future here on earth, for we couldn't get to any
other like it in the sky.
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