
Une belle fille noire, ça existe. oui. C'est moins rare qu'une belle fille asiatique par contre.
Une belle fille noire, ça existe. oui. C'est moins rare qu'une belle fille asiatique par contre. Ahhh the existential question that keeps us up at nights (hinted irony): do the protests like the Occupy Wall-Street movement serve anything other than appeasing one’s guilt and showing one’s superior intellect on Facebook posts? First impression: yet another group of “against the system” teenage activists who probably don’t understand that “the system” is what provided them their MacBooks and iPods. Is it unfair to say that anyone who owns an iPod (roughly 98 % of us) is not entitled to be revolted at the appalling inequalities between social classes?
Sure, Kanye West may have seemed a bit fish-out-of-water and even slightly hypocritical when he attended the Wall-Street movement to a tour of the most expensive New-York houses to raise awareness towards the disparity between rich and poor. But the rapper’s ecstatic involvement was most certainly based on the greatest of intentions. It’s like trying to get mad at your little cousin for making you breakfast while making a huge mess: his endearing enthusiasm will break a smile on your face before you have the time to realize what has happened. Good thing they didn’t go in front Kanye’s million dollar pad; what an awkward that would have been.
On a more positive note, the Montreal version movement has a striking potential unlike most traditional forms of protestation. The organizers show great creativity in keeping the event quite interesting and warm through the rough Canadian weather settling in. Then again the stereotypical participants kept thought-provoking debates to take place: the vast majority are ultra-nationalist, francophone, violently communist and very low class (nothing of the chanted 99%).
So to come back to the original question, what’s the purpose? Well, getting people more socially/politically involved. Check. Discussion forums for a variety of people. Part marks. Making a real difference on a global scale. Unchecked.
I wanted to talk about the Global fuel, no, not another lame environmental report on petroleum & climate change. I’m talking about the real engine of social evolution; greed. Greed, greed, greed, don’t they say that greed is the root of all evil. Just to make it sound even more Evil (I like to taking things to another level) I’ll also add the infamous word capitalist to it. “Greedy capitalist” two words that will most certainly make Michael Moore run like he doesn’t have the 300 pounds of excess weight.
Let me tell you a secret, everything runs on greed and by everything I mean everything; “Individuals pursuing their separate interests” as would Milton Friedman put it. I’m a great believer in greed, if everyone would strive to achieve their maximum potential, why would you have to worry about anyone else. Your grandma has cancer? I’m sorry but I don’t give a fuck, I wish I would but I really don’t. As long as I’m able to buy my frickin Ralph Lauren polo I’ll sleep just as comfortably tonight. Ditto on wanting to feel sympathy but I believe that the last thing the mourners need is my phony compassion.
Greed has also led us to some of the most incredible inventions; you think it was the government that led the Wright brothers to conquer gravity? Soviet countries are tangible proofs that society as whole isn’t capable of doing shit, only demarking individuals are able bring real progress.
The Merriam-Webster defines greed as a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (as money) than is needed. I’d stress on the part where it says “more than something than is needed”. I’ve heard this explanation a lot but I’d like to hear someone tell me what a need is. When you watch World Vision don’t you feel like you’re living above your “needs”? If so, then Merriam-Webster has already labeled you as greedy.
You could start panicking and look for pamphlets for a Buddhist monastery (preferably one near Tibet where there’s no access to drinking water or heat). Or, you could happily accept that you’re a greedy person and that’s probably why our specie has survived for thousands of years.