Marxism 2.0... Economics for the enlightened cool kids.
The old phrase that there is "no new thing under the sun" should almost be taken as a natural law. The saying keeps proving out with each new wunderkin that comes along and proclaims a new world order or some other silly regurgitation of thoughts from as far back as recorded history goes.
For those in power it is just the same old goal of absolute power through repression of freedom of speech and freedom of thought and all in the name of some holy cause (bringing power and wealth to the rulers, for the good of the people). Brainwashing (state, sanctioned education) pushes the ideology and the subjects of the education tow and promote the line in unison. Think Hitler, think Stalin, think of the new kid Xi Jinping and wundergramps Bernie Sanders. So who is the odd man out in that list? I think most of you would say Bernie Sanders. You would be right of course. He is currently a toothless tiger, except that the party that he does not even belong to, has embraced his ideology as fresh, equitable and progressive. It is unfortunate but we will have to all live through this new Marxism 2.0 in order to give time for the next new wunderkin to come along and tell us that capitalism actually works. As long as our constitution is upheld, we are pretty safe from the likes of Sanders or some other would-be Marxist 2.0 accolite. The fashionable Marxism 2.0 face today is ironically and cruelly called Progressivism and apparently it is selling pretty well these days. I think once the warranty runs out, the brainy customers of this ideology will demand a refund.
What has prompted me to write this blasphemy? A good article in the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-jinping-aims-to-rein-in-chinese-capitalism-hew-to-maos-socialist-vision-11632150725?mod=hp_lead_pos4
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Make up your own mind but I argue there is no difference between the so called progressive ideology in the US and the ideology of Xi. They are the same line of thinking and with the same results of oppression, regression, misery, poverty, racism, elitism and hatred. ...and they call that being a progressive?! For me it is just Marxism with a new label called Socialism with a pretense of a democratic spin, thus.... Marxism 2.0.
We are at a turning point in the world today. Truth is being hijacked and perverted into lies and lies are being perverted into truth that must not be questioned and all on a scale never dreamt of by former despots. The internet has enabled this like nothing that has come before. It will not surprise me if this article is removed and I get banned but since I am so insignificant, I think it is safe. Anway, I have written this while we are in the early days of this seismic shift in our society in the hopes that it is read by a few people who still believe in the fundamentals of capitalism, business, freedom of speech, freedom of association and thought and the need for elected, part time citizen led, small government that is truly for the people and not for itself. I am just afraid that this ship has sailed and will be out at sea for a while until it finally returns to port.
Oh dear, how sad, nevermind.