Perry Rod

The richest one percent of this country owns half our country’s wealth… One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It’s bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own.

~ Gordon Gekko, Wall Street

 

Capitalism – people are incentivized to work hard and compete for a greater stake in their world.

Unfortunately, capitalism is flawed when so much of the stake that people work so hard to get is passed onto people who did not work hard for it.

This is the reality of our current system and it is the primary source of our world’s problems. A technical flaw in an otherwise good idea has led to an absurd world where laws are upside down, governments are led by maniacs, and people are brainwashed and stupid.

But hey, let’s turn this frown upside down. The good news is that stupid people may still need your help. If you know how to patiently navigate through bullshit, you can get a piece of the pie. And then you too can be that smart hard working successful person who passes on your accumulated wealth to your idiot family.

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The state of affairs in this world today is driven by dishonesty. There’s no one you should trust. If you trust people in business, government, entertainment, media, or anybody powerful or successful, you’re probably a loser. That’s because nobody’s hands are clean in a system that is rotten at the core. And if you don’t get that, then you’ll be eaten alive.

Capitalism didn’t start the fire. There’s ugly people and pretty people. There’s healthy people and retarded people. You’re either mostly lucky or mostly unlucky. If you’re able to read this, you’re probably one of the lucky ones. But the understanding of inherent unfairness is not enough – you might still be a dope who thinks your vote counts or that people outside your immediate little circle give a single fuck about you and your justice or safety. You lucky ones are the most naïve!

Your government regulates, operates, and polices in order to protect the very rich and powerful, not to protect you. Financial policies are designed to hold you just barely above water. It all works for the service of the most elite class – by design.

Why is the powerful class so selfish, you may ask? It’s because they are sad pathetically desperate people themselves. They are privileged inheritors who have no problems or challenges in life. That leads to mediocrity, insecurity, and lack of special talents. So you end up with a bunch of assholes who rule the world. The great grandfather died and their ego spawns take over. Vanity takes over. This is an inherent design flaw in our world.

Those with faith in this system are eaten alive by these people. But that doesn’t mean those without faith in the system win by default. Not even close. Those tend to be the whiners who scream for politicians to help them. Politicians?! They’re fighting for their piece of pie too!

All that’s left are the scroungers who duck down, stay focused, and sacrifice a part of their lives so that they can one day own a piece of this fucked up place themselves. It takes brains. It takes years. Those who tell you otherwise are just waiting to eat you alive. You’re just the secret sauce in their pie!