Part 1 of the American Dream Interview with Kevin Palmer
…they use that power to make regular folks feel indebted…
QUESTION: We’ve just seen one of the most contentious elections in history. Has the American Dream been lost?
America was founded upon personal freedoms, or so we were taught. We are the greatest nation on earth and I’d rather be nowhere else.
The problem we have has plagued civilizations throughout history. Regular people get grounded up in the gears of special interests. Some humans feel they have a right to tell others how to live their lives.
New origin theory says, several hominins evolved and dispersed out of Africa at various times, Homo erectus, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens. We all have differing levels of aggression characteristics.
When we were hunter gathers, 200,000 year ago, we all got along okay in small groups. Once we developed into an agrarian society, land ownership became important and power was essential in getting and keeping farmland.
There will always be those who feel they can use others for their personal benefit. As a behaviorist I can give it clinical names but there is too much name calling…just go on Twitter. It is Absurd!
What we need to do instead, is be aware —then rise above the fray, with strategies to deal with that subliminal oppression.
We empower people in the public sector for our benefit and then they use that power to make regular folks feel indebted to them—when we hired them in the first place, or in the case of large corporations, buy from them with hard earned cash.
Americans should not accept oppression from politician’s, corporations, police, school administrators, DMV (ha ha) or any institution put in place as a public service to us for a greater good.
Part 2 of the American Dream Interview with writer, rebel, producer poet, Kevin J Palmer
…not be held hostage to agendas or threats of getting fired. Which I suggest…
QUESTION: So, then what is the answer?
Simple answer is to take back control. That’s what I call financial freedom. Amassing your own wealth so you have leverage.
Besides love, money is the strongest power in society but it can be used for good.
Problem is, those in power intentionally try to keep the masses so busy they have no time to amass their own wealth and be able to fight back.
We only get the opportunity to vote once every 4 years and it is usually a colossal mess of poorly qualified candidates falling over themselves to get their snout in the public trough. So, they keep people working so busily they don’t notice and keep feed the tax base no matter, who or, what.
Plus, we need to raise kids, go to church, walk the dog. Who has time to fight back? So, nothing ever changes and the same career politician’s, CEO’s and bureaucrats keep resurfacing.
Look at COVID-19. Government was too busy to see it coming, couldn’t stop it, nor did they take China to task for cause. But boy did they use it for political gain against each other. Meanwhile the simple answer was lockdown.
By sweeping everyone in to the same common denominator, they missed the opportunity of a collaborative global discussion on how to deal collectively or stop future pandemics. Population and environmental stewardship must get in sync!
Americans need to have our own powers to say, Stop. That means financial freedom or basically enough net-worth to live independently.
Then you can refuse a boss who intimates, or a societal psycho who thinks you have no options when they bully you. If there is a sociopath in your life threaten them. They start popping like a frying egg. Having time to stop abuse or being taken advantage of, gives more quality time with people who love you.
To be clear. This book is not about money it is about freedom. In my teenage years as a young surfer, I could never see myself squeezing on to the LIRR to go work in an overcrowded city. I wanted the freedom to do what I loved most. My problem was how?
Well, having nothing to lose is one way. Tried that…ha ah
Another way is having the emotional disciple to accept all that happens to you. Tried that too…very painful.
I’m not saying one of these is better than the other but the one I chose long term was to have enough money, not be held hostage to agendas, social shifts, or threats of getting fired.
Which I suggest by the way. Read my blog https://www.linkedin.com/…/proudly-fired…/ about the merits of being fired. That is a way to empowerment and stimulate. Look at disrupters, Musk, Branson Zuckerberg —sorry I digressed.
What’s your next question?
Part 3 of the American Dream Interview with writer, rebel, producer poet, Kevin J Palmer
…a revolution against wealth disparity which get worse every year…
QUESTION: Beside buying your book, haha, what else should people do to keep ahead of this curve?
Be aware!
Information is limited and slanted for control as we just discussed.
Let’s face it, the moto of the powerful is, keep people distracted so they become chronically dependent.
Romans did it with Circus Maximus but modern sports, social media, and politics are not much different. Learned helplessness is all for the benefit of those in higher echelons of power. It gives them more control.
The goal of government is to protect its own longevity not only in political parties but for world domination. Veni, Vidi, Vici, I came, I saw, I conquered. Go back to my thoughts on human evolution or the pandemics.
It was suggested to the populous, the benefit of lockdown was, time to Test and Trace. Do you have any idea how much information is kept on citizens? Economic lock down is unnecessary if there are creative alternatives but it was easiest. Either way Anthony Fauci has a job, so lock down was an easy decision for him, but he likely won’t be lending you grocery money.
“For the general good” always means for lowest common denominator. Around 80% of the population would have Covid19 symptoms similar to a garden variety flu. Of the remaining 20 % who have noticeable symptoms, only a small amount show severity. The tail wags the majority.
Power is in the hand of the few who scoop everyone else in to the same tax base bucket. The only way to fight back, short of anarchy, is with what, where, and HOW MUCH, you spend.
There are schools of thought that say, the government can afford to pay all citizens’ an average annual wage because people will always spend money on goods and services that can be taxed at a rate high enough to fund our GDP and run the country. If that happens, we would be completely in the pockets of the powerful few. Then there is zero independence.
Financial freedom is about fighting back to equalize economic justice. It is about having a revolution against wealth disparity which get worse every year.
No one should suffer because the super-rich think they deserve to have all the marbles. There are enough marbles to go around.
Time to go get yours.
