Bankers - Pillars Of Society Who Are

In The Humanist Ideal, The Mainstream Is Where Interesting Debate, The Generating Of New Ideas And Creativity Take Place. In Rational Society This Mainstream Is Considered Uncontrollable And Is Therefore Made Marginal. The Centre Ground Is Occupied Instead By Structures And Courtiers.

Of Course, Corporations And Governments Have A Right To Something For Their Money. They Pay The Wages. But They Don't Have The Ethical Right To Literally Purchase The Copyright Of A Citizen's Potential Contribution To Society. In A Democracy They Should Not Have The Legal Right To Silence The Quasi-totality Of The Functioning élite In Order To Satisfy A Managerial Taste For Control And Secrecy.

The Most Powerful Force Possessed By The Individual Citizen Is Her Own Government. ... Government Is The Only Organized Mechanism That Makes Possible That Level Of Shared Disinterest Known As The Public Good.

An Individual Who Stands Out, Or Disagrees Or Takes Risks Is A Danger To Such Systems And Is Effortlessly And, Unconsciously Sidelined.

The Void In Our Society Has Been Produced By The Absence Of Values... We Have No Widespread Belief In The Value Of Participation. The Rational System Has Made Us Fear Standing Out In Any Serious Way.