Steve Monaghan musings

 Is the bubble bursting? 35 festivals not happening. Many Brewing Companies and pubs closing. Town centres increasingly have empty shops. Has Britain turned its back on businesses? I E. Capitalism? Or is the capital supporting new online business instead - where real profit is there to rip us off? Also having got their teeth into Public Services and demoralizing staff, creating shortages, mismanaging, etc. they are prioritizing the new paradigm over the older forms of profiteering. They won't disappear all together unless we ditch all of it. Rescuing old forms of business, because capital is not supporting them, is maybe laudable, charitable and satisfying but it won't stop the capitalists.  When something is broken you can either fix it or get a new one - you usually buy something - the capitalist always wins. So repurpose. Begin a new, less capitalist paradigm. Don't give them the satisfaction. What about jobs/income I hear you say. They need us to create their profit. We...

 So Tories probably out England will lose in Euros There will always be bad weather Prices are high as ever for some The Wealthy will continue to exist Humans are contributing to the death of Earth So what could possibly go wrong People come together and rise up Take charge of their lives Pay for nothing but still produce and share Meanwhile, those who cannot perceive a future without Capitalism, and its bedfellow Democracy, will defend it to their death for fear of the unknown. Meanwhile, The Israeli elitist State is allowed, by the powerful states, to create genocide in Palestine, and not for the first time. Apparently we stopped some rogue state from marauding over Europe because they were the baddies and peddle it as glory. Not this time? Meanwhile, as history repeats itself people still wonder why people are poor, homeless, etc? If only there was a simple answer. That's right your inaction.  Meanwhile, whatever You or I consume absolves us of action.