Friday The emergence of Gold from the temples of Egypt, c.1500BC, marked the beginning of the first Golden Age. Not only was the marketplace introduced to a precise measure of value, but, and more importantly, it gained a secure storage for that value. Where is the incentive to create surplus value if there is no means to store that value? Why would anyone … [Read more...]
Patriotism
Wednesday Patriotism is defined as loyalty (vigorous support) for one’s country. But that is not the same as loyalty to a government, or even a form of government. And really, is isn’t even loyalty to a country, for who is loyal to grass, trees, rivers, hills or weather? No, real loyalty, reduced to its essence, is to a way of life, to a culture. That is what the … [Read more...]