Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Condemnation

People condemn each other or each other's ideas because they are fearful of them and most people are fearful of them because they are ignorant. And there is a saying that ignorance is bliss, but I dont believe that is true because ignorance breeds fear. This concept of fear and ignorance arise from the general publics laziness and lack of motivation to learn. Therefore, concepts like Marxism or communism have become "dangerous" words to use in political and social arenas. People were too lazy to learn the ideals of these concepts and, instead, put ultimate trust in their political figures to interpret these puzzling theories. This is completely wrong and is just another demonstration of the bourgeoisie alienating the proletariat through a barrage of misinformation to force the lower social classes to conform to upper class desires.

Is it the fault of education that leads people to become fearful of these subjects? I dont think so. In fact, I think it is the problem of the political figures and heads of industry who are afraid of change and who are scared of something new. If you go around the business community, and I have been told this while look for opportunities of employment in industry, business people like what they do not know and avoid that which they do not. So, in order to avoid what they do not know and, thus, are afraid of, the business leaders exert their power over the innocent cogs of capitalism, the average person, to submit to their desires.

Is there a solution to break free from the chains in which we struggle under the bourgeoisie? I believe so and I also think that it has already begun with the collection of sources and ideas that can be found on the Internet. With the Internet people can read publications from Marx, Hegel, etc. very easily and readily. Once reading through this information the individual can make his own judgments on the matter and if enough people are informed, change one way or another can occur.

2 comments:

David K. Braden-Johnson said...

I think Marx, though incomplete or wrongheaded in some significant ways, is a good place to start to understand/identify the limitations of our current system.

John Stonebreaker said...

Yes, he definitely provides extremely useful criticism of today's society.