The Pedestrian Grudge: Capitalism

[Abishai100]

After the Cuban revolutionaries Fidel Castro and Che Guevara deposed the corrupt Batista regime, they struggled to assess the parameters of a people-centric new government which would not fall to the same flaws regarding non-representative rule. Castro and Guevara were very much by nature free-spirited intellectuals and radicals and were commended for adapting revolutionary fervor into economics-based political leadership (even though technically Cuba struggled to forge lucrative relations with America).

Now imagine in the modern era, a group of American movie stars decided to become high-profile masked bank robbers with a prophetic anti-federalism message directed at the overtly capitalism-subjective Trump Administration. They manage to win so much public support because of their daring and dramatic and nationalism-fervor bank robberies that they are able to use their popularity to overthrow the social control created by a capitalism-obsessed Trump Administration, and Trump is soon thereafter impeached for his overtly anti-populist and racist statements made (in favor of 'trickle-down leadership') during his presidential campaign.

The band of movie-star bank robbers meanwhile are elevated to the status of 'political martyrs' and are soon thereafter elected into the US Senate (not unlike the story of Phoolan Devi in India). As senators, these movie-star bank robbers decide to call themselves the Federalism Absurdists and the name sticks, and soon there is even a Hollywood film made about their feats (in the social and political arenas).

One of the Absurdists (the 'captain' of the group) is, say, the American movie-star Tom Cruise who then decides to run for president. He is elected as US President in 2024, and his first act is to use the Internet to promote free-speech and religious pluralism dialogue.

Cruise is soon referred to as the first People's President, more representative of pedestrian daydreams and concerns than even JFK or Abraham Lincoln.

Would such a 'leader' still be 'villified' in the press? Would critics still say, "The People's President (Tom Cruise) was once just a daredevil bank-robber!" similar to how they say, "Che Guevara is a guerilla, not a political officer!"?

I suppose the answer to such questions can only be answered by an evaluation of the cultural respect afforded to democracy-fervor 'avatars' such as Uncle Sam (a pro-military 'mascot') and Captain America (a pro-democracy 'crusader').

This sort of 'sociological tinkering' will be the real intellectual challenge of the capitalism-subjective Trump Administration, since the modern age requires political leaders to balance cultural consumerism 'gluttony' (e.g., Facebook) with utilitarian mercantilism-based politics (e.g., European Union). It's almost as if capitalism has become a cultural manual.


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TRUMP: Do you know how many American films have been made romanticizing bank robbery?
CARTER: The banking system in the USA is ingrained into federalism and consumerism.
TRUMP: Correct, so there's a ton of 'cultural bureaucracy.'
CARTER: That's why people feel like bank-robbery is a nice 'layman ale' tale.
TRUMP: I supposed bank robbery is not as 'evil' as murder or rape.
CARTER: It's still a crime, and romanticizing 'petty crimes' reveals strong anti-federalism sentiments.
TRUMP: That's right. If people are singing 'slave-songs,' they're obviously dissatisfied with governance.
CARTER: The other day I was wondering if I should buy my nephew a toy water-gun for his birthday.
TRUMP: The symbolism surrounding the marketing of toys has become political.
CARTER: Right, so we have to ask, "Is consumerism suddenly political?"
TRUMP: In many ways it is. After all, don't you care if the US Treasurer is shrewd about Wall Street?
CARTER: They even made a film (Leo DiCaprio) focusing on the 'pedestrian philosophy' of Wall Street!
TRUMP: That film is based on a capitalism-investigative book.
CARTER: Who cares? It's a movie now. The point is, Americans want unfiltered access to politics dialogue.
TRUMP: That's why The Charlie Rose Show has become so popular.
CARTER: Maybe Oprah Winfrey will be the next American President!

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Federalism (Wikipedia)

 

[Abishai100]

Ransom: A School-Tale of the White House


So when do we start hearing criticisms such as, "Does a President with a venture-capitalism background such as Donald Trump even deserve to be cited in philosophical discussions about economics-related policy revelations?"?

How we magnify such 'pedestrianism consciousness' will determine if Trump Administration era 'folk chatter/storytelling/humor' will be interpreted as sarcasm or meditation.


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Felicia Hardy allied herself with Arkham Asylum's resident criminal psychologist Harleen Quinzel. The two conspirators decided to become masked 'vigilantes' on Halloween, dressed as anti-heroines named Black Cat and Harley Quinn (respectively). Black Cat and Harley Quinn intended to make a direct attack on Washington's new Trump Administration endorsed school uniform marketing 'team' (comprised of three Exeter students set to attend Yale University after completing their senior year).

Trump's 'school uniform team' was called The Democracy Pupils by the Washington Post, and they were visiting the White House for a televised interview with the President. During the interview, major education issues relevant to this political 'alliance' were discussed --- e.g., "How does the Trump Administration plan to invest in education programs designed to make school uniforms for students accessible and affordable?", "How do we 'complement' our school uniform 'initiative' with capitalism-education relevant 'student philosophy' of obedience?"

Black Cat and Harley Quinn decided to crash the White House interview and kidnap one of The Democracy Pupils and hold him for ransom until President Trump agreed to invest equally in education and in prison reform and prison management. Black Cat and Harley Quinn believed the best way to undermine or reverse the Trump Administration's developing policies regarding overtly pro-consumerism economics was to encourage a more diversified approach to policy prioritization. Prison upkeep was a major issue in an America confounded by confluence-related civics issues (e.g., illegal immigration).

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THE DEMOCRACY PUPILS:

BLACK CAT (Felicia Hardy) and HARLEY QUINN (Harleen Quinzel):

 

[Abishai100]

Centurion Castle


So what have the Trump Administration protesters been addressing?


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After the first great war of the Great Tribulation (predicted by the prophets/scribes of the Bible and apocalypto-seers of the modern age), the two great kingdoms of Gog (comprised of patriotic American paramilitary crusaders known as 'G.I. Joes') and Magog (comprised of the 'band' of international factions of terrorists merged into one anti-federalism monument known as 'Cobra') settled down in a govern-afforded abandoned and refurbished palace in Belgium which would come to be known as Centurion Castle. Duke, the leader of the G.I. Joes was the palace 'manager/concierge' (and official liaison to the Trump Administration). Snake-Eyes, the ninja-assassin of the G.I. Joes was the palace 'priest/host.' The Centurion Castle was built as a monument to 'capitalism Utopianism' and would be canonized by the Trump Administration.

The residents of the Centurion Castle included most of the prime members of G.I. Joe and Cobra --- Flint, Lady Jaye, Scarlett, Beach-Head, Roadblock, Chuckles; Cobra Commander, Serpentor, Baroness, Firefly, Storm Shadow, and Pythona. Their children were also residents until and if they chose to live on their own. The United Nations funded the upkeep of this impressive wartime humanity commemoration establishment (or 'house'). The Centurion Castle came to be known as a pro-capitalism institution housing impressive soldiers, tactical masterminds, the beautiful female duty-women/combateers (Scarlett and Baroness were considered both attractive and deadly), and a dependable staff of palace maintenance/housekeeping.

President Trump visited the Centurion Castle on Halloween for a masquerade ball in which Warren Beatty and his family gave a special presentation on the social value of the care and respect for those immortalized by the drama of war in the ongoing intrigue surrounding the development and global spread of capitalism. However, one member of the Centurion Castle, Snake-Eyes, decided he was tired of all this wine-drinking revelry in a time when a new terrorist cell (ISIS) was emerging in the Middle East. Snake-Eyes became disgusted when he saw his wife guzzling some Trump-Casino Wine and decided to rebel. When Duke convinced Snake-Eyes not to defect, he inspired the ninja-assassin by giving him the assignment of outlining all Castle social events and PR invitation card designs.

Snake-Eyes prepared the following outline:

TASKS
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1. Prepare reports for proper hotel/palace upkeep recommendations based on the comforts satisfaction of Centurion Castle
2. Offer movie reviews for Netflix customers looking for entertaining/engaging films to watch during hotel stay
3. Provide recipe ideas to European restaurants with continental timeless fare (e.g., chick-pea soup, turkey-penne curry, etc.)
4. Make diplomatic visits to the White House and receive the President for all diplomatic meetings associated with the UN


BENEFITS
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1. Receive the delight of belly-dancer entertainers from the Middle East (nations allied to the USA --- e.g., Saudi Arabia)
2. Receive as guests iconic film-makers who present screenings of their movies for the residents (e.g., Celebrity)
3. Make cordial correspondence to the dignitary young men and women of Europe and America
4. Accept sponsorship/endorsement consumer goods from companies such as Samsung and IKEA for palace amenities

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[Abishai100]

The Green-Backs


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Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) and Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) wanted to be a part of the exciting developments in this new profiteerism-gauged and mercantilism-oriented world of geo-politics (e.g., Wall Street, European Union, NATO, etc.). The two super-vigilantes knew that the achievement of an evolved state of governance based on peaceful commercial exchange requires a thorough evaluation of all land-based and culture/religion-based conflicts such as Israel-Palestine, North Korea-South Korea, and Northern Ireland-Great Britain. In particular, Lantern and Arrow decided to focus their attention to the problems of the IRA (Irish Republican Army) in Belfast.

Under the Trump Administration, Lantern and Arrow had the blessings to travel to Belfast to try to negotiate an inhabitation treaty between Irish Catholics and British Protestants. Lantern had a great light emanating from his special power-ring, while Arrow was a super-archer. The two 'super-heroes' decided to combine their strengths and shoot illuminated (green-glowing) arrows into the night-sky in Belfast on Halloween Eve. The glowing arrows signified a Trump Administration investment in 'greenback' based peace negotiations. US dollar-bills are green-colored, and President Trump stated on CNN, "Lantern/Arrow mission has given Belfast a display of greenlit arrows (aka, 'greenbacks') which remind us of the potential of commerce to destroy conflict.

The head of Sinn Fein (the political wing of the IRA) decided to meet with the Britain's Prince William for a meaningful peace negotiation discussion regarding the development of Irish Catholic culture and its schism with British Protestant rule in Ireland (and Northern Ireland). Lantern and Arrow were present at the meeting and contributed their views to the important issue. Prince William suggested that the greenlit display (of the 'greenbacks') had convinced many in Parliament that the Trump Administration was committed to a beneficial supervisory role that would be conducive to the kinds of religious pluralism peace-talks necessary to pragmatically 'grease' the efficiency-rails of the World Bank (and UN Security Council!). President Trump was gloating with bliss and decided to enjoy a delicious Earth-friendly (vegetarian) meal at Olive Garden with a Guinness beer.

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[Abishai100]

The Son


Abhimanyu was the son of the king Arjuna (a warrior) from Vyasa's Indian war-epic Mahabharata, which can be compared to Homer's Illiad.

Abhimanyu is similar to Achilles, though he is not as central a character. Abhimanyu decides to fight in his father's place on a day his father (Arjuna) needs to rest, despite his father's wishes that his son not take part in the apocalyptic battle. When Abhimanyu does valiantly but then is tragically killed by a terrible swarm of enemies, Arjuna is heart-broken and starts to contemplate the true horror of war --- sacrifice.

Abhimanyu, like Achilles, represents foolish courage and the dangers of pride, but unlike Achilles, he also represents the human will to protect innocence and youth.

We can therefore use such a literary character to understand the 'ethics boundaries' of capitalism-related ambition! Besides, isn't Abhimanyu more *inspiring* than a profiteerism-paranoia character such as Fagin (Charles Dickens)?


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Abhimanyu was given the charge to evaluate the symbolic spiritual significance of the special golden bow of Lord Shiva (Hindu god of destruction). Abhimanyu was a very good student who was very interested in expressive war-stories told by great poets. He was also very skilled with sword-play. Abhimanyu deduced that the golden-bow of Shiva symbolizes humanity's acquisition of true wealth and could therefore be used to delineate a peaceful alternative to war --- teamwork-gauged treasure-hunting! So he established a team of investigators and hunters to help him go search for the Shiva's golden-bow.

Abhimanyu and his 'team,' which he referred to as the Bow Battalion, went to the Himalayas in Nepal to search for Shiva's golden-bow. When they found Shiva sitting by a hill of snow meditating with his golden-bow laying next to him, they decided to skulk towards it undetected and steal it. Abhimanyu volunteered to steal the bow but just before he was able to snatch it, Shiva opened his eyes and realized Arjuna's son (Abhimanyu) had assembled a 'crew' to steal his golden-bow. Shiva looked sternly at Abhimanyu and said, "I'm telling your father you're a thief!"

Abhimanyu and the Bow Battalion fled back to their realm and tried to explain to King Arjuna why they tried to steal Shiva's golden-bow. Arjuna was enraged and insisted that Shiva would exact some kind of vengeance for this disobedience. Abhimanyu suggested to his father that if/when Shiva arrived with his bloodlust, Abhimanyu would explain to the deity that the desire to steal the shiny golden-bow was related to a human desperation in wartime to search for a creative and treasure-themed alternative to infinite war! Arjuna liked the idea, and when Shiva did indeed arrive to exact revenge, Abhimanyu explained his actions/intentions, and Shiva felt pity and responded, "If Arjuna's people are willing to trade peace for honor, then perhaps the gaudy and ambitious Trump Taj Mahal (a future capital-system based 'monument' to wealth-luxury) symbolizes a surprising hope for the refutation of socialism!"

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