Zeitgeist candidate for mayor in New Zealand

I did.  Aunty Abolisher (a.k.a. Nick Tapping), of the Money Free Party, announced it on Facebook sometime ago.   

A it happens – just watching this:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/11032571/Italys-Renzi-must-bring-back-the-lira-to-end-depression.htmland particularly the video at the bottom for Italy to list illegal activity as part of GDP.Anyway – as you know – TZM doesn't want to have anything to do with money – surely the video above speaks volumes about the idiocy of money.Anyway – average comment in the DT comments is as follows"On the internet Italy's population is listed at 57.5MM (2000), 55.2MM (2015E), 52.4MM (2025) and 43.0MM (2050)".There's a strong pattern of population reversal occurring.It's estimated that eg Japan will drop from 125 to 90 million by 2050 also.Bottom line – capitalism requires growth – growth cannot occur if populations drop.Capitalism IS dead – don't worry about killing it off – time will see to that.So it's an evolutionary change (see population growth curves eg Malthus) NOT revolutionary change which is responsible for the world's ageing/decreasing population.There's nothing that anybody can do to save capitalism (even if anybody's dumb enough to want to try) – it's **over** … … the basic idea of the SPGB/WSM has won … … it's now time to make it happen by increasing the education level of people up to the standard that they're ready for a one world system (another aspect of the evolutionary model of TZM).You don't need elections, party membership, words like 'worker' … … any more; they're all divisive ie separate people into self-interest camps – we at the point in human evolution (that word again!) where we need global unity.The SPGB/WSM has (in effect) won – and now it's time to make that world which it envisages workable.The world doesn't need the division which comes with tribal labels like socialist and capitalist – what we require is the most rational, sustainable system in place.This is a product of science, art, technology … … not politics, law, money – all anachronisms.I'd suggest that TZM views everything to do with politics, legal system and money – symptoms of the disease which prevent the *very* change which eg WSM/SPGB support.

I'm pretty sure that capitalism was a workable system supporting the dramatic global human population expansion.And that socialism/anarchy is the only workable system which we can embrace when human population growth plateaus out, drops (and ages … …)The basic pattern will be seen everywhere (as described by Hans Rosling in his recent TV documentary) ie there won't be anywhere for people to get immigrant labour from soon.What's the best that we can do if we want to see the change we wish – ensure education material to all worldwide – a global wireless Internet and wikipedia will suffice.SPGB/WSM were just a little ahead of their time (the population expansion had not yet occurred when WSM were founded.Similarly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A9distes did not have the global wireless internet.So – there's an inevitable transition underway – and it's playing out its final stages (towards 2050 I'd guess) … … and all that's up for grabs is how soon before complete collapse we can force transition.So – to play one's part in providing people with access to information (education) is all that's required to force the collapse of capitalism – whether through personal revulsion or through education driven reduction in family sizes.However, one important point to be made – is that the rich versus poor battle isn't useful UNLESS the poor wish to evenly distribute wealth to all people; if it's simply for a select few poor to occupy the position of power of the rich – well … … same old.The message I'd hang on to (stolen from Christianity) is that it's a personal battle to overcome the love/desire of money (as the root of all evil) or original sin – which capitalism is a social expression of.With moral education (ie the individual knowing right from wrong) the individual's motivation changes from selfish to social by itself … … so an evolutionary change in the individual/society with a moral (know what is right and what is wrong) education.The not so minor issue we have currently is a schism between Western style education and morality ie there's no morality in much of what is taught in school – they're simply 'schemes' which any one can pick up given hours and hours of learning.So – as an example – genetic modification is easy – but why're genetic manipulators not stopping to question the morality of modification of a system which they don't understand … … especially when it's known that just 2 hits can turn a biological system cancerous:http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/tumor-suppressor-ts-genes-and-the-two-887How do I know that capitalism is dead ?I don't want any thing; once there is no desire for anything that money can buy … … well – you know that capitalism (which relies on you buying happiness) is dead.Personally – I do have a couple of things – but they're so badly made that they're forever broken, in need of repair … … as I've weeded my thingyverse down – there's been a sense of relief that I no longer need to look after x,y,z as opposed to any sadness at losing access to whichever service {insert consumer device} permitted.Note – I'm not against ALL material world manmade objects just poorly engineered, non-recycleable, non-upgradeable ie against the precise type of 'thing' which is generated by capitalism under the heading of obsolescence (technological/perceived).Re-iterating the point of an evolutionary change to Quality.Human population expansion -> Human population plateauCapitalism -> Socialism/AnarchySelfish motivaation -> Social motivationBasic essentials met (but poorly) -> Quality

I'm not sure an "It will just happen" approach will get anyone anywhere.Imagine the word has spread and everyone is ready for the big change from capitalism to a resource based economy or socialism, whatever you want to call it. What next?Without direct democratic participation and organisation the change we seek will not "just happen".

SP:"everyone is ready for the big change"If the majority want the world – then adversarial politics is dead; there's no adversary as such.Sure – we'll need a practical implementation, but that's not a political but an actual 'doing' process.So – the devil's in the detail of whether 'everyone' desires the change.As far as I can see it's irrational not to want it – and so all that's required is education (general) to allow people to see for themselves that the WSM/SPGB/TZM/TVP world is what they'd like.Though I'd simplify all of that down to just equality in limiting material world resources.It's remarkable the disdain for nature which capitalism has shown – and is in line with human beings believing that with wealth they buy themselves a stairway to Heaven- actually direct entry into Hell as addiction to money engulfs their entire existence.