For as long as intelligence of how the constellations of power move about and control society is held in popular contempt, and a great knowledge of a smorgasbord of trivial entertainments is upheld as the highest social virtue, from sports and soap operas to news and reality TV, so humanity will necessarily define it's religions by the idea that only a "God" can save them, for they have refused to grow up and learn how to save themselves, because they are a bunch of drug addicts, and their heroin their religions, and the hero's they provide - who by today's standards we should all see as a bunch of complete lunatics by now.
Capitalism is a religion. That's all it is. It is thought of as simply a way of organizing and running your economy, but it can only ever end up killing the "unchosen."And the "chosen" are the ones who were given great wealth, by God, or course. And they, like Abraham, are only too happy to sacrifice a world of Isaacs, if that is what their God of money commands. Look at the EpiPen ad AIDS medication controversy, when Mylan raised the price over 500% and Martin Shkreli jacked up the prices of AIDS meds, just because they could, not because they needed to make bigger profits. And look at the 70 fold price increase on a drug treatment for Muscular Dystrophy, charging $89,000.00 per year. For Spinal Muscular atrophy, they charge $750,000 for first year and $300K thereafter. In this way, capitalism sells long life the way the Catholic Church once sold salvation through indulgences. Both are highly respected and adored by the other, despite Jesus overturning the ...
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