The Coming Trade War and Global Depression By
Henry C.K. Liu Part 4: Scarcity Economics and Overcapacity The monotheism myth, the belief in the one true God, creator of heaven and earth, constitutes a system in which identity depends on the rejection of multiculturalism and the subjugation of personal independence. Some modern writers have placed monotheism at the root of evil in the Western world. Monotheism’s vehement legacy is the implied consequence of the law of scarcity, which is built upon a logic that rules the scarcity paradigm that proclaims that there will never be enough of the blessings and good things necessary for prosperity, such as land, resources, even food and water, let alone oil, to go around for all to enjoy. But the law of scarcity, like monotheism, is a baseless myth, because it does not reflect the visible truth about the real world. The scarcity myth has come to be regarded as a law in large measure through the enormous influence that the Bible has exerted on the making of the Western mind, and thus the Western fixation on material accumulation. There is ample evidence that scarcity is the result of mal-distribution rather than a natural state. Buddhism views the world as a place of plenty, thus Buddhists have no desire or need to accumulate material things. For Buddhists, the only accumulation worthy of effort is good deeds. Joy belongs to the giver. The law of scarcity does not derive its all-inclusive power and its pervasive influence from facts about the real world or communal human experiences. Its authority flows from faulty metaphysical principles and misguided Christian beliefs about the nature of God. Scarcity is encoded in the Bible as a principle of Oneness (one land, one people, one nation) and in monotheistic thinking (one Deity). It becomes a demand of exclusive allegiance that threatens with violence of exclusion. Imperialism and globalization are direct geopolitical outcomes of the Christian quest for the holy grail of Oneness. http://archives.econ.utah.edu/archives/a-list/2005w29/msg00052.htm _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
