Journal zogger's Journal: Technofeudalism 6
Technofeudalism is a term I have been using for many years now to try and accurately describe the status of our society and the trends to make it more so. Basically, merely medieval feudalism, with an aristocratic class that controls all the wealth and political power, just with today's technology, including their co-opted governmental surveillance/command/control apparatus, which is focused intently on expanding technofeudalism.
Masters..and serfs Now with more bling, but it's the same style and design.
This goes beyond mere economics into raw power, and freedom, and who has it, who did have it, who is losing it, and who has lost it already.
The article here goes into depth, with a lot of references, showing how this technofeudal nightmare is completely destroying, bankrupting and making almost irrelevant and powerless, what was not too many years ago the world's largest and most successful middle class creation.
This middle class is now on the endangered species list, and it wasn't by accident, it has been by purposeful design and intent, and there is no salvation on the horizon from either of the entrenched political mobs, no matter what they claim or which constituency they pander to with their political soap opera fictions, both are corrupt at the top, comprised of willing members of this top technofeudal class, and 100% a significant part of why this has been happening.
The trend will only continue... (Score:1)
Re: (Score:2)
That's just the tip of the iceberg. The hidden part is a concerted effort on the part of the financial sector of the free market to use the Federal Reserve's hole in the firewall between government and business to effectively run a non-violent coup. One in which Wall Street, not Pennsylvania Avenue, is winning.
Saving grace (Score:1)
The mint technically still puts out constitutional money. Most people do not avail themselves of this fact (yet), but it is still doable to swap federal reserve debt notes to someone else for real money, that is most likely not going to be dropping severely in worth any time soon.
I'd like to see some state push the matter. Nevada had a proposed law a few years back now about issuing their own silver money. I don't think it passed, but it was introduced there.
Now I have to check on that status..
http://www.le [state.nv.us]
Technofeudalism is inherently unstable (Score:2)
First is to realize that feudalism is the end-point of conservatism. In today's political discourse, there is no such thing as "too conservative", and all of the primary public figures in the Republican party seem to be eager to establish themselves as "more conservative" than the next guy/gal. But if you think a little deeper, you realize that the ultimate, end-point Conservative slogan is, "God Save the King!" because conservatism is ultimately about preserving power where it currently is, and that's r
Chris Hedges cites "Inverted Fascism" (Score:1)
He is the journo who wrote the very powerful "War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning". He didn't invent the term, but illustrates and explains with lucidity.
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/democracy_in_america_is_a_useful_fiction_20100124/ [truthdig.com]
I'd watch the interview, too. "Chris Hedges: Fighting corporate rape of US"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv_quWatFkY [youtube.com]
Funny. He gets lots of airtime on Russia Today - but nothing in the States.
Now - Back to your regularly scheduled programme:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xX [blogspot.com]
uh oh (Score:1)
The harsh truth is that 99 percent of the U.S. population no longer has political representation.
Uh oh, another article author is sounding like an idiot, and so early into their piece. The actual truth is everyone hates everyone else's a-hole crooked bastard representative, but they love theirs. Some idiot douche was opining on the radio the other day that for example Chuckie Schumer would get voted out the current anti-incumbency fickle whim. Ya right -- NY state is dominated by a-hole bastards just like h