Modern day Nostradameus predicts REVOLUTION!!!

[damania]

His name is Dr. Ravi Batra, a U.S. economist and professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He's written many economic books. His main thesis is that corruption causes wage gaps and poverty.

His predictions about the coming economic chaos and REVOLUTION are bone chillingly dead-on!!!

I encourage everybody to watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8VgJ_TGyi0

When you're done, watch parts 1-3.

I'm buying his books right away and try to figure out what a PROUT is exactly .

 

[jrich4rpaul]

interesting

 

[hotbrownsauce]

His name is Dr. Ravi Batra, a U.S. economist and professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He's written many economic books. His main thesis is that corruption causes wage gaps and poverty.

His predictions about the coming economic chaos and REVOLUTION are bone chillingly dead-on!!!

I encourage everybody to watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8VgJ_TGyi0

When you're done, watch parts 1-3.

I'm buying his books right away and try to figure out what a PROUT is exactly .

Awesome, all of this makes sense. Thanks for that video link!!!

 

[pinkmandy]

I really enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing!

 

[tbrambo]

Interesting....

very interesting....

 

[INeedATherapist]

Eh, don't get caught up in what the professor is saying about "revolution." The revolution he wants to spark is much different from that of what we're trying to accomplish.

These are the 5 fundamental principles of PROUT (which is what the professor is talking about the revolution, he thinks, will be for):

1. No individual should be allowed to accumulate any physical wealth without the clear permission or approval of the collective body.
2. There should be maximum utilization and rational distribution of all mundane, supramundane and spiritual potentialities of the universe.
3. There should be maximum utilization of the physical, metaphysical and spiritual potentialities of the unit and collective bodies of human society.
4. There should be a proper adjustment amongst these physical, metaphysical, mundane, supramundane and spiritual utilizations.
5. The method of utilization should vary in accordance with the changes in time, space and person, and the utilization should be of a progressive nature.

(Source: http://www.proutworld.org/ideology/5fpp/5thfpp.htm )

Proutism borders socialism. In fact, if you Google "prout socialism" the second result is a PDF that says, "Prout is described as “progressive socialism” by its founder."

This is the revolution the professor here is talking about. A revolution for Socialism, not a revolution for Freedom. And while he may be correct in predicting a revolution, he is (hopefully) definitely incorrect on the type of revolution that is coming!

 

[Xenophage]

Utilitarianism leads to this sort of thinking quite readily, because the premises are wrong. Its premised on the belief that the moral good is whatever benefits collective society the most, which may seem alright unless you understand the root of "value." Collective society holds no values, because it is an intangible concept. Individuals decide value for *themselves,* and if they so choose they can either value collective society or impose their values upon that society.

Egoism is the opposite philosophy. Should the welfare of collective society be a primary value, or should you start instead by valuing your personal happiness?

While I describe myself readily as an egoist, it doesn't necessarily follow that an altruist or utilitarian should promote socialist politics. In fact, J.S. Mill made the argument quite strongly for individual liberty and capitalism from a utilitarian point of view in "On Liberty." I believe that capitalist societies prosper while socialist societies do not, and history is on my side. Command economies fail. It just takes a bit more reasoning power to arrive at the correct political conclusions when your ethical premises are screwy.