10-19-2010, 02:29 AM
come to think of it, our current system seems to be a perfect, 'ideal' negative society in many respects :
entities serve other entities which are more powerful than them, solely on the basis of 'free will'. that free will of course, is coerced by the needs and necessities of life. entities can choose which master to serve, in the manner who they work for.
and, any entity can become a 'master'. their success depends on their total strength. also, there exists a lot of fighting, hierarchy building, as an entity attempts to become a master, having others serve it.
there is a good deal of balance in it, in the form that the negative system also takes care of the entities' needs. rather than making them work until death, it makes them live in acceptable conditions, but keeps them enslaved, ensuring continued servitude. of course, that also may be the result of the socialist laws being legislated to raise people's social security standards. in early 19th century situation was much much worse.
so then the feudal system of early days seems to have transformed into our current system with few changes :
- anyone can attempt to become a feudal lord,
- serfs can move and change where they live, and which lord they serve
.........
the extreme end of this negativity can be seen in ayn rand approach to the system ; 'everyone will act in their self-interest, and everything is going to be alright' ...
entities serve other entities which are more powerful than them, solely on the basis of 'free will'. that free will of course, is coerced by the needs and necessities of life. entities can choose which master to serve, in the manner who they work for.
and, any entity can become a 'master'. their success depends on their total strength. also, there exists a lot of fighting, hierarchy building, as an entity attempts to become a master, having others serve it.
there is a good deal of balance in it, in the form that the negative system also takes care of the entities' needs. rather than making them work until death, it makes them live in acceptable conditions, but keeps them enslaved, ensuring continued servitude. of course, that also may be the result of the socialist laws being legislated to raise people's social security standards. in early 19th century situation was much much worse.
so then the feudal system of early days seems to have transformed into our current system with few changes :
- anyone can attempt to become a feudal lord,
- serfs can move and change where they live, and which lord they serve
.........
the extreme end of this negativity can be seen in ayn rand approach to the system ; 'everyone will act in their self-interest, and everything is going to be alright' ...