By Bethany “BST2” Armstrong
“There’s no ethical consumption under capitalism” It’s not just a meme; it’s the harshest of truths. It basically means what you purchase is hurting someone, somewhere. Odds are the chocolate you eat was harvested by child slaves. Got a diamond ring? Child slaves. That veal everyone wants your to try? A baby calf has to be literally tortured for that delicacy. Those “essential workers” no one wants to raise the minimum wage for? That’s capitalism baby!
Buy why America? Why do other 1st world countries force corporations to pay living wages and give benefits? Why are their companies producing less pollution? Why don’t they have the All-American level of violence and abuse? I think the answer is in the Prosperity Doctrine that swept through America in 1950s and continues through televangelism today.
Nigeria: So Religious, Yet So Poor (2), By Wole Olaoye
Religion is not necessarily the problem but the manner it is being weaponised.
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Part of the problem is that we glorify inanities. Society no longer celebrates churches, Islamic movements and religious leaders who make selfless contributions and tangible differences. Rather, we idolise glamour, drama and profanity. The pastor, Imam, or Sheik becomes the centre of veneration, not God.
In the first part of this topic, we made the point that, “Religion is not the problem. The use to which religion is put is the issue.”
But it has not always been like that especially when the issue is considered from the perspective of local influencers. What this means is that we have degenerated. Like everything else, the blight that defaced our country and made it unrecognisable from the prosperous forward-looking nation that secured independence from Britain in 1960 is still very much in play.
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