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In reply to the discussion: Midway - a must see! [View all]

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
11. Understood.
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 10:22 PM
Feb 2013

I think what I am saying is it's already nothing and that's what we have. Ultimately my angle is that life is a thing, it's real like the earth. Money is only a concept that's gotten out of control and all our standards are based on money. Money is a device we use, it's a means to an end but it's not a thing in itself and it only represents things because we have made it so. The powers that be have made it into a god or even beyond a god; in the minds of most people it's become everything.

Life, relationships, the earth... those are real. When we forget this and make money the measure of all things, we open up the pathway for government, politics and life itself to become a pawn of those who have money.

The policies of government have to be measured by what's real... life, people... or we REALLY have nothing and never will.

Midway - a must see! [View all] ashling Feb 2013 OP
It's a wonder.. ReRe Feb 2013 #1
Honestly, I think defacto7 Feb 2013 #3
Yikes.. ReRe Feb 2013 #12
Yeah, on some subjects defacto7 Feb 2013 #14
Devastating catchnrelease Feb 2013 #2
Money..... defacto7 Feb 2013 #4
What is worth more than money? ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #6
Understood. defacto7 Feb 2013 #11
What a great line, defacto7... nikto Feb 2013 #13
It seems right to me. defacto7 Feb 2013 #15
DU Rec Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2013 #5
Human overpopulation ffr Feb 2013 #7
It does seem we are more closely are defined defacto7 Feb 2013 #16
Praise for Chris Jordan. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #8
I hope everyone knows about the great Pacific ocean garbage patch NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #9
Essentially they starve to death catchnrelease Feb 2013 #10
... and after the bird dies, the foreign material remains and defacto7 Feb 2013 #17
thanks for the explanation NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #18
I can't see anything being done catchnrelease Feb 2013 #19
wow... depressing. So many problems to deal with and so this is way down on NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #20
Yes, on the face of it this is not a pressing problem to most people catchnrelease Feb 2013 #21
yes, I see-- no really feasible solutions NoMoreWarNow Feb 2013 #22
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