Urban Predators Speak Out

  New Slaves for the New Global Economy Part 8.   Religious Automatons It has been said that “ religion is the opiate of the masses ; the sign of an oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of a soulless condition” fostering the rank and file of automatons within a political economy operating in the name of a God emphasizing frugality, hard work, and thrift - regardless of consequential human suffering. Thus, without many spiritual restrictions, automatons just obey and reap the benefits in the afterlife – more specifically - the kingdom to come. But didn’t Jesus say “ the kingdom of God is upon you ” thus implying a call for action and change in the HERE AND NOW ! Well, while there has been action and change throughout history, He also said the poor will remain constant. But that doesn’t imply a need for the suffering we see on a daily basis. Yet, contrary to the potential for peaceful co-existence, the disparity between the HAVES and HAVE NOTS...

  New Slaves for the New Global Economy Part 7.   Family - To Be or Not To Be You can’t talk about automatons (robot citizens) without considering the three-fold environment youth are forced to comply with: The three-ring circus of Institutions, Peers, and perhaps most important, Home. Before labeling them delinquent deviants, consider their dilemma; young minds overloaded by three sets of rules and regulations while experimenting to discover boundaries and, with some sense of meaning and purpose, find their own path to develop and pursue. Family life is rapidly changing and there is no longer one dominant family form. Two-parent households are on the decline as divorce, single parenting, remarriage, and cohabitation are on the rise. With the need to meet financial demands, and the help of the techno-industry, more moms have entered the labor force , and in many cases, are becoming the primary breadwinners. Imagine what that does to the traditional male and female roles ...

  New Slaves for the New Global Economy Part 6.   Youth Are Commodities. How can it be said, with such certainty, that Automatons (new slaves; see part 1) are cost effective; relatively cheap, abundant, and easily replaceable commodities to keep in place with minimal violence and intimidation? One needs to just recall Willy Lynch’s “The making of a slave” (see part 1): A manifesto generationally guaranteeing slave trust and loyalty by maintaining an atmosphere of fear, distrust, and envy ; that once broken, divided, and conquered, the automaton can be easily selected, trained, and assigned based on their individual levels of weakness, gullibility, and depravation. Thus, it is safe to say that regardless of socio-economic status, we are all just another cog in the economic wheel of capitalism: Automatons unleashed within a socially alienating arena where “dog eats dog.” Dare you disagree? Let’s See! It may be more obvious in countries like Thailand, India, Pakistan, Br...

  F or a sick society to thrive it needs slightly touched citizens. To be blame free it needs to allow and use several neurotic behaviors: Sado-Masochism (to master and be mastered), Narcissism (to be self-absorbed), and Hedonism (excessive pleasure seeking) are perfect lubricants to sustain the wheels of the present socio-economic system. It needs the American dream to be like the roadrunner, always fleeting while leaving the coyote, and its traditions, in the dust of decay. But you are not like the coyote. Unlike the old slaves, you are a very resilient Automaton ; you’re stronger than a locomotive full of back breaking disappointments and demands, you’re running faster than the lethal bullets of progress, and are able to leap tall buildings of accumulated debt in a single bound. What you can’t handle is admitting that you are tied to the ball and chain of capital gain … It Terrifies You ! The fact that you’re wrestling with feeling helpless and powerless is compounded by the ...

   Pioneers in the mental health industry like Hobbes, Reich, Adler, Horney, Freud, and Fromm have long contributed precautionary insights into not only the social environment capitalism needs to flourish but also the effects it has on the human condition; the slave, the automaton, you. Fasten your seatbelts and let’s go for a ride down the rabbit hole to where the mad hatters wait. Being part of nature and yet able to transcend it, “ Man is born a freak of nature …  He must fight not only against the dangers of dying, starving, and being hurt, but also against another danger which is specifically human: that of becoming insane (Erich Fromm).” As one learns the social process of becoming a citizen, one trades the spontaneous acts of instincts for institutionalized “Roberts rules of Order” and, as Hobbes points out, one’s selfish nature for power begins to conflict with the herd mentality of sharing. But by becoming part of society, a power felt as unshakably strong, e...

  It seems like America has become not only the paper processing agent of the world, but it has also changed its role from producers to consumers of goods and services. It’s become the mecca for many migrants to come, make their nest, gather their eggs, and return home to fulfill a dream. In the process they, like everyone else, work round the clock, day after day, in a numbing state of automated activity from dawn to dusk. During that time, people submit their identity and conform to roles necessary for assuring personal survival: the paycheck ! That ticket which, after the bills (e.g. rent, utilities, services, and groceries), might offer opportunities for some leisurely escapades. Thus, the need for multiple breadwinners, with multiple jobs, to sustain a single household. Meanwhile, their children are often left to fend for themselves either in the streets or stuck in the often seductive and violent world of virtual reality. Need you wonder why the young are in the news -...

  New Slaves for the New Global Economy Part 2. Slaves’ vs Automatons “Slave labor anywhere threatens real jobs everywhere.” And when the idea of profit is its own justification, watch out! Rulers tend to chase vast potential wealth and while most people are willing to pay something to end slavery few are willing to make the inevitable great sacrifice: Higher market prices . Unlike early slaves (a piece of expensive property needing to be maintained and accommodated) Automatons are cost effective ; relatively cheap, abundant, and easily replaceable commodities. Although they differ in the extent of violence and intimidation used, they both share one key objective; the slave must be broken; divided, conquered, and unleashed within a socially alienating arena where “dog eats dog.” Trust and loyalty must be shifted from slave to owner, from employee to employer. According to Willie Lynches manifesto ( The Making of a Slave –James River, Virginia, 1712), this is best accomplished...