April 23, 2012

Yangtze Dam: A Split Towards Capitalism II

The corrupted communistic ideal is presented clearly in the Yangtze dam.  As the dam splits the Yangtze, so does it split the country further from this ideal towards capitalism.  The dam steals the voice of those along the river and redistributes it back to those in power.  Those along the river have no say, no voice, concerning the impact such a construction will have on their lives.  This is how corruption works in capitalism and communism.  At the beginning, the cause is the purest.  Those who are placed in power seek to better the entirety of the community and progress together towards a brighter future.  However, they also far to often fall into the trap of corruption and see something they want, or the few would like.  Decisions made will always divide groups between the benefactors and those that take a loss.  What happens in corruption is that the same groups always benefit, while the others take the loss.  This happens until all of the representative power of the lessor is lost with the exception of their labor and physical power, which is suppressed by the benefactors.  Those along the banks of the Yangtze are a sample of the downtrodden, those who always lose.  If this process took place randomly, then there would be the greatest distribution of power and wealth to the middle.  Unfortunately, that is how the world works.  People will say "life isn't fair", but shouldn't it be?  We should level the playing field, but first we must try.

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