Friday, April 6, 2018

Political Science is not a Science; and Capitalism is much 'closer' to being 'scientific' because its results are Quantifiable.

Political Science is not a Science, but Capitalism is 'closer' to being Scientific. 'Politics' has a multitude of 'variables' that cannot be quantified e.g., Individual 'Freedom and Equality' cannot be quantified. You can 'count' the 'Individual' in a Census but you cannot quantify the experience of 'Freedom and Equality'. However, Capitalism has many factors that 'can' and 'are' quantifiable. The end results of most Capitalistic efforts are quantifiable by the 'amounts of Profits and Monies' that it produces. The Size of the 'Corporate Structure can be quantified and compared with Other Corporate 'Entities'. The amounts of Profits and monies held by corporate interests are 'countable' and can be used to determine Size. That is the basic reason why an 'economy' cannot drive a 'Political Entity'. The 'end result' of striving for Profits and Monies has resulted in a Lop-Sided Economy which produces 'Economic Greed' (1%) and is completely 'unrelated' to 'Individual' Freedom and Equality. Economic Principles cannot drive a Political entity. They can create a Great economy, but 'Economic Principles' do not strive for 'Equality', 'Balance', or 'Inclusions' of 'Equality and Freedom' in 'all Real Individuals' in the Social. There is no 'end result' to Economic Activity; the 'Motor' keeps producing 'more and more of the same'( Profits ) with the 'goal' being merely to increase its 'Size' and to get to the Top of the Forbes List. The 1% never increases to 5% or 50%; the 1% always stays at 1% but gets 'Fatter and Fatter'. Money is important and serves as a 'medium of exchange' but it, like the Corporation, is a 'Legal Fiction'. If the 1% should ever get control of 'all the money' in circulation; it will change the 'Nature' of the Political Game. Welcome to Plutocracy! Maybe we are already there? A Government "of the 'Rich'; "by the Rich; and "for the Rich". Profits and Money cannot 'drive' a 'Real Democracy', only 'Real Equality' and 'Real Freedom' can 'motor' a Democracy. Real Equality and Real Freedom can eliminate 'Racial Discrimination' and 'Economic Inequality'. We need Political Leaders, not CEO's and Businessmen, to Drive the Ship of State. Where are the Real Politicians?

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