Capitalism, the concept that “free” markets determine fair transactions within the ecosystem has been a failure. The failure is in part because of the mestasisizing of some individuals and corporations as they unfairly leverage their access to government and capital to hinder growth of healthy cells of individuals and companies. As depicted in The Economic Hitman (John Perkins), ruthless individuals, corporations, use the government to further expand their insatiable need for more money against even weaker elements, including exploiting poor countries’ resources.

This frenzy to extract money from every opportunity has led to mass disruption of our global health system. Consider the mono-agriculture of bananas…the Cavendish banana, developed in 1836, has been the mainstay cultivar ever since its more flavorful predecessor, the Gros Michel, all but vanished commercially by 1960 due to the invasion of the Panama disease. Now, inevitably, given the focus on profits versus foresight, the Cavendish is currently suffering the same fate as the Gros Michel. Frantically, scientists are attempting to find a cross-species resistant to Panama disease, yet they are losing the race. All other food mainstays are currently similarly besieged.

What/who is to blame? I suggest the lack of government leadership and policy as the main culprit. As mostly government acts as a sycophantic proxy to corporate desire. Governments develop media strategies to promote themselves and their corporate hosts, using trigger messaging such as “crisis” or labeling critical thinking as “deniers” (e.g., regarding climate change) in order to extend their status and future funding once they return to their corporate host. The government decides to appeal to a certain segment of the electorate to win votes, or to appease a critical lobby…no problem, just misuse “statistics”, release to the media and a feeding frenzy ensues, with the Svengali government then issuing the “solution”. This has been repeated over decades with all social policy (health, education, housing, etc.), with the only winners, being the corporate host government needs to feed.

“Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even less foundation?” Thomas Sowell – well, we need to fund the elitist organizations who depend on spending tax money on unproven “alternative energy” projects, distorting statistics, and other related “rent seeking” alternatives. Please, ye peasants, do not use your God given faculties for critical thinking…it is so much easier to succumb…allow your corporate/government masters to do what is good for you, yes, there may be scraps left for you they discard.

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance. Thomas Sowell

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