Just about everything that exists in human society is just made up--things like "nations" and "human rights" and "money" only have any meaning or value because everyone collectively agrees that they do. Nature gives not one single fuck what kind of passport you have, or what's in your bank account. And besides, nothing really means anything except that people all agree that it is so--in a couple billion years the sun will expand and engulf the Earth anyway, and if there is any life as we know it left at that point, it will die and there will be nobody left to give a shit about humans or anything they ever thought or did.
What's "real" is how we treat one another, and the rest of the planet. Society is what we make of it, and right now the reins of power are held by absolute assholes intent on fucking over everyone and everything else in the service of their own pointless greed, because of some "reality" of their own that justifies this as some kind of divine mission perhaps, but mostly because they are just fucking assholes and it gives them pleasure to hold others in their thrall.
I think what we need to do, those of us who would create a more cooperative society, with mechanisms to ensure that all citizens are provided the basic necessities so that we can collectively improve the quality of life for everyone, and who would strive to return to the ideals that I was taught were the basis of our nation, the United States of America, of inclusivity, fairness, freedom and justice for all--what we need to do is to foster a clear vision of that "reality" as an antidote to just letting the assholes of the world have their way as we do now.
All of society is a fantasy...or more accurately a shared game of pretend. The rule of law--the whole integrity of our structure of nation-states--depends on everyone (or at least those with the ability to bend others to their will by force of arms) playing along with that game. This whole situation we have now just highlights the "reality" that laws are for "little people." That's always been true, really, but in the past our "leaders" have had the good sense to at least pretend to play along. This bunch of fuckheads; they don't care, they'll just tell you straight to your face that they think they're better than you, and they have the guys with the guns and you don't, so you can toe the line or else. Just assholes.
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