INTERESTS UNDERSTOOD (“The Problem”) – Conflict, Civilization, Consequences

a.k.a. CONFLICT … CIVILIZATIONS …

CREATURES (physical needs) … CITIZENS (political desires) … CHILDREN (of God) “visions” (world views)

“INTERESTS” … the “SOURCE” of “The PROBLEM” …

“CONFLICT[s]”

DESIRES …

VISION[s]” in COLLISION ...

The “ANSWER[s]”? …

“SYSTEMS”

WHOSE “INTERESTS” ??? … not a “one size fits all” market …

“CIVILIZATION[s]” …

CREATURES” … (animals) … “CITIZENS” (political animals) … living in “COMMUNITIES” (nations) … creating “CIVILIZATIONS” (global) …

The “CHOICES” ???

pick …

“CAPITALISM?” … “COMMUNISM”? … “FASCISM”?

free” markets … “fair” markets … “fixed” markets

“The Declaration of Independence” … “Communist Manifesto” … “It Takes a Village”

“Pursuit of Happiness” … “Worker’s Paradise” … “Mein Kampf (struggle) – “social justice”

“PURSUITS” … “POWER” … “PROGRESS”

“all men created equal” … “workers … lose your chains” … “‘progressive’ [“woke”] crusade – correct-ness”

RIGHTS” & “due process” … POWER – the ends justifies the means … “social justice” – “PROGRESS”

the “CIVIL SOCIETY” (pluralism) … “PROLETARIAN (workers) PARADISE” (collectivization) … the “SUPER-MAN” & “REICHs” (“realms”) … political tribal-ism

TAKE YOUR “PICK” …

CONSEQUENCES …

DESTINATIONS? …

ECONOMIC LITERACY …

COSTS … CHOICES … CONSEQUENCES …

The “DEBATE” …

“VISIONS in COLLISION”

“ECON-o-CATION” … seeking economic “LITERACY”