Economic Dracula - sucking the life out of us.
I've long had a problem with THE ECONOMY. The thing that rules our lives - if our so-called leaders are to be believed. Frankly, the way these people have the world organised, it actually does rule our lives. But, a question I keep asking is: Why is the economy held up as a thing? A living, breathing, feeling entity within which we sit and in fact, are held and cared for by and, why do we do everything in our power, including die, to preserve it and its constant growth? I get that there has long been trading and bartering. A form of exchange has been part of our societies for as long as we have interacted with each other as tribes and communities. But, the recent incarnation of economy, since the 70's and 80's, has seen this (I don't really know what to keep calling it so I'll go with framework) catapulted to a sole, pre-eminent spot in our societies. It now occupies a front seat. a throne if you will. And we all, everyone of us living, breathing, feeling beings, is...
