{"id":1744,"date":"2015-01-26T13:23:57","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T18:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2015-01-26T13:23:57","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T18:23:57","slug":"poem-youre-ass-its-monetized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/26\/poem-youre-ass-its-monetized\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: You’re Ass It’s Monetized"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monetize<\/strong>
\nYou’re ass<\/strong>
\nIt’s<\/strong>
\nWhat <\/strong>
\nCivilized<\/strong>
\nPeople<\/strong>
\nDue<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a good Monday poem, as millions return to jobs where their value as human beings takes a back seat to their value as moneymaking machines.\u00a0 In our capitalistic culture, when monetization meets humanity, monetization wins far too often.\u00a0 Apologists for capitalism, with scarce irony, claim that such monetization fuels civilization.\u00a0 Well, if valuing capital over workers, money over people, is the foundation of civilization, then I oppose civilization.\u00a0 I recognize that most capitalists don’t object to humanity, it definitely softens some of the harsh social consequences of profiteering.\u00a0 Of course, when profiteering collides with humanity, which it inevitably will, the moral and humane choice or priority is to preserve and advance humanity, not profit.\u00a0 The workings of money, often referred to with reverence as the “economy,” poses as that which all worthwhile seems to depend upon.\u00a0 This is a lie.\u00a0 This is inhumane at best, idolatry at worst.\u00a0 Money is a tool.\u00a0 People should not be tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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