07-18-2020, 08:42 AM
(07-18-2020, 06:20 AM)Black Dragon Wrote: I believe that a(democratic/non-authoritarian) predominantly socialist system is superior to a purely/predominantly capitalist one.
I agree in general with your reply. I also agree with this notion that the ideal government, under our current (human) concept of what a government is, would be one that strives towards a balance between socialism and capitalism. However, I think we need to move much further than our current, limited view of what a government is.
The answer is neither socialism nor capitalism, but a broader perspective that sees the other-self as the self.
The problems with capitalism are well known to us and they have been expressed already in this thread.
The problem with communism is that it entails forced compassion, forced sharing. It's an arrangement forced on people where resources are administered in such and such a way, for such and such purposes. Those who disagree with the communist perspective are forced to share that which they don't want to share, and for a time, this might work relatively smoothly. But this discontent will always carry great potential for destruction, which will manifest at the first opportunity, whether it is more overtly or covertly.
With the perspective of seeing the other-self as the self (which might be a spiritual perspective, but maybe not necessarily so), self-interest expands to include not only the individual egoic desires, but also the interest of other-selves. There is no arrangement necessary under a society where most of its individuals have expanded their consciousness in this manner. Sharing will occur organically, out of people's own free will, this kind of sharing being much more significant, valuable, and appreciated. Are we happier when someone lends us a hand out of their own kindness and free will? Or when we receive money from an impersonal system where it was simply decreed that we were entitled to a certain amount, knowing full well that a portion of said money came from people that didn't even have a genuine desire to give it?
(07-18-2020, 06:20 AM)Black Dragon Wrote: It throws up a bit of a red flag for me, because the phrase "survival of the fittest" is one I usually see people use to justify cynicism, apathy, sociopathy, and STS/predatory behavior
I agree. Survival of the fittest might have been part of the system that took 2nd density life forms into 3rd density, but once that threshold is crossed, one has to start looking at what the next level of evolution entails. I see the basic choice of polarity to be one of either staying at the level of "survival of the fittest", exploring such a notion to its fullest and darkest potential, or to look at the possibilities beyond, and contemplate love as that which will take us further. Those who love the most might just be the fittest of all, despite appearances.