Fuck Capitalism

Capitalism, capitalism. How do I loath thee? Let me count the ways….

Few would argue with the conclusion that greed, selfishness, ruthlessness, and egocentrism are qualities that all of us humans possess, to varying degrees of course. Equally compelling is the argument that nearly all of us are capable of acting with kindness, compassion, justice, honesty, generosity, and empathy. Yet despite the sweeping epidemic of unnecessary suffering caused by torrential waves of avarice, self-centeredness, and brutality, our filthy moneyed elite, their well-compensated sycophants, and countless millions of deeply inculcated members of the working class defend the sacred cow of capitalism with the zeal of the Sicarii. What a brilliant way to conduct human affairs and organize ourselves socioeconomically! Not only do we embrace the inevitability of our human frailties; we willfully and perpetually embrace a system that ensures that the worst elements of the human psyche will predominate AND which amply rewards those who act the most reprehensibly.

One of the idiocies advanced as a logical argument to justify the continued existence of the abomination of capitalism is that while it may be flawed, it is still better than any alternative. If capitalism is the best humanity can do, it's time to cash in our chips and leave Earth to our non-human animal counter-parts. They may not have opposable thumbs and formidably sized frontal lobes, but at least they don't engage in the systematic destruction of themselves and the rest of the planet. However, before we act too hastily and engage in mass seppuku, perhaps it would make more sense to implement a mass reorganization of our socioeconomic structure, basing the new paradigm on far more egalitarian, sustainable, democratic, just, and rational principles. Or we could just keep destroying each other and the fucking planet….

Perhaps most disturbing of all is the way in which capitalism's relentless advocates have managed to bamboozle billions of people into equating it with democracy. Diabolical to its core, but sheer genius nonetheless. Concluding that capitalism and democracy are somehow synonymous is a bit like saying that Dick Cheney and the milk of human kindness relate to one another in even a very remote fashion. (Have you seen the myriad pictures of his evil grimaces floating around the Internet? Despicable creature that he is, he doesn't even attempt to mask his malevolence). Capitalism is naturally hierarchical, authoritarian, and brutal. Corporations, the legal vehicles for the plutocracy to maximize their profits while minimizing liability, are structured as tyrannies. What the hell is democratic about dog eat dog, law of the jungle, and every man for himself? Besides, if we uber-capitalists here in the United States are truly "democratic," and we "elected" a depraved idiot like W. to what is ostensibly the most powerful position in the world, what does that say about us?

The solution is obvious.

Socialism makes up for nearly all the flaws of capitalism when implemented correctly.  However, in a democracy the population will always be uneducated, unintelligent, and greedy. The majority will elect incompetent leaders over and over again. These leaders, in order to win the popular vote, need to talk a big game and have more pro-me advertising than anti-me advertising, so they need a considerable sum of money for advertising and the support of the major-media corporations, who are controlled by the wealthy. The more people the politician will represent, the more money and advertising the politician needs.

This leads to ever-growing corruption, as the population expands and diversifies, requiring an even greater voice to gain their votes. The head of the government, if elected by the common man, will always be extremely corrupt as they require hundreds of millions in campaign funding, resulting in thousands of promises to the wealthy in exchange for funding. Politicians have to get elected by any means possible, as it is their job and source of income (which, if corrupt enough, can be very high).

The solution, of course, is to not elect the head of the government, and not to leave it up to a group of elected officials to elect as they may vote according to the interests of their campaign funders. Plato described a Philosopher king as the ideal king; we should find the most intelligent and educated man and place him on the throne (females will be less popular over-all in modern society and will have to take more time off to birth and care for heirs, however, when society becomes more open to total equality a female monarch will be nearly as desirable as a male if they are equal in all fields but gender). Succession can be determined by the selection of the most intelligent child, of which the monarch is expected to have many of, regardless of birth order or gender (again, when society modernizes a bit females will become viable), OR the ceremonial 'adoption' of an able leader from outside the family if the  intelligent monarch deems his/her offspring as unfit to rule.

The power of firing ANY non-legislator/judge government employee, within reason (no mass firings of one group of people, like firing every teacher who is a Green Party member) should be given to the monarch, who can intrust it to someone else. Public education will rapidly improve as firing incompetent teachers will become simpler, as will the US Postal Service.

The monarch's descendants will be given the best education available. Should they choose not to learn, they will be unable to take the throne.

Only defensive wars, in which an ENTIRE COUNTRY attacks our country, meaning their government is openly saying "we are declaring war on you", can be declared by the Monarch.

Elections will still be held to elect local representatives., however, voters will have to be at or above a set IQ (probably around  130-140 for the minimum) and will have to have attained a certain level of post-highschool education (Bachelors or Masters as the minimum) from an above-average college (no Debri scholars). These standards will apply to anyone wanting to run for office, possibly to a greater degree. These representatives will receive a small payment (no hundred thousand dollar salaries and ridiculous pensions) and will vote/debate through webcam; they will still keep their regular job. There will be several times the amount of representatives we currently have.

Those allowed to vote will be able to repeal any legislative action through gathering a petition of signatures which will result in a referendum being held.

Judges will be picked by the representatives relative to their locality and approved by the voters. The Supreme court will always have a set limit of judges (no you do what I say or I put the limit at 15 judges instead of 9, and fill the spots with people who agree with me) and will have enormous educational, experience, and IQ requirements (150+). Pay will be about $60,000 a year with no pension. The Supreme court will be 13 members, with the head-justice being elected, 4 justices being elected, 4 selected by the monarch, and 4 selected by the legislators. 3 elected justices, or the head justice + 1 other elected justice, together will have the power to call a referendum against any recent action by judicial branch.

A petition requiring a very very large amount of signatures can be used to call a referendum against any judicial action.

All trials will be conducted by a jury picked from the pool of educated/intelligent voters. All parties involved, defense and prosecution, will be hidden behind screens, use numbers instead of names, and have their voices altered to sound gender-neutral. No information about each trial will be released until after it is over.

The punishment for any level of corruption in all government employees, excluding of course the lower level ones such as teachers or mail-men, will be execution.

The government will be audited on the same 2 days every year, with 1 additional random day. Computers at every police station will randomly select days where the local governing officials are to be monitored. Higher level officials will be monitored 24/7. Governing officials do not have the right to privacy or protection from random search and seizure.

There will be no federal reserve.

The government can vote to delay the collapse of a company, but a vote will not to be held to bail it out.

The government cannot sponsor studies aimed to find negative information about something. All results, positive and negative, must be mentioned whenever the study is mentioned, and it will have to be brought up whenever the it's subject is debated. Nothing can be made illegal without evidence of it's effects, no long-term hypothesis are allowed (this shit will destroy society in 30 years after legalization, trust me, it will just randomly happen in 30 years, I got a feeling).

If a news-source gives biased information they word biased needs to be plastered all over it, and, if it has audio, the reporter needs to say "this is just an opinion based on no evidence or inconclusive evidence" before and after each statement which cannot be proven beyond reasonable doubt.

A socialist-constitutional monarchy.