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The Best Non American Movies

In no particular order

1. Gegen die Wand. Fatih Akin (Germany 2004)

2. Stalingrad. Joseph Vilsmeier (Germany 1993)

3. The Swimmingpool. Francois Ozon (France 2003)

4. Rec II. Jaume Belagueroe (Spain 2009)

5. Juan de Los Muertos (Juan of the Dead). Alejandro Brugues (Cuba/Spain 2010)

6. Martyrs. Pascal Laguir (France 2008)

7. Pans Labyrinth (El Laberinta del Fauno). Guillermo Del Toro (Mexico/Spain 2008)

8. M. Fritz Lang (Germany 1931)

9. Alexander Nevskij. Sergei Eisenstein (Soviet Union/Russia 1938)

10. Spirited Away. Hayao Miyazaki (Japan 2001)

11. The Trollhunters (Troldjægeren). Andre Øvredal (Norway 2010)

12. Jules et Jim. Francois Truffaut (1962 France)

13. Solaris. Andrei Tarkovsky. (Soviet Union/Russis 1972).

14. Let the right one in (Låt den rätte komma in). Thomas Alfredson (Sweden 2008)

15. Talk to Her. Pedro Almodovar (Spain 2002)

16. Amelie. Jean Pierre Jeunot (France 2001)

17. Delicatessen. Marc Caro and Jean Pierre Jeunot (France 1991)

18. Siege of the dead. Marvin Kren (Germany 2010)

19. Oldboy. Chan Wook Park (South Korea 2003)

20. Jægerne. Kjell Sundvall (The Hunters, Sweden 1996)

21. Pusher. Nicholas Winding Refn (Denmark 1996)

22. Great Expectations. David Lean (UK 1946)

23. La Vitae est Bella (Life is Beautiful) . Roberto Benigni (Italy 1997)

24. Intouchables. Oliver Nakache, Eric Toledano (France 2011)

25. Queimada. Gillo Pontocorvo (Italy/France 1969)

26. The Remains of the Day. James Ivory (UK/USA 1993)

27. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Sergio Leone (Italy 1969)

28. Waterloo. Sergei Bondarchuk (Italy/USSR 1970)

29. Under Solen. Colin Nutley (Under the Sun, Sweden 1998)

30. Das Boot. Wolfgang Petersen (Germany 1981)

31. Shaun of the Dead. Edgar Wright (UK 2004)

32. Once Upon a Time In the West. Sergio Leone (Italy/USA 1968)

33. My Life as a Dog (Mit liv som hund). Lasse Hallström (Sweden 1995)

34. Zappa. Bille August (Denmark 1983)

Granted some of the movies have been made with US finances/actors but most movies are cross country colloborations.

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Hell is other people

Jean-Paul Sartre

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The Best Sci-fi movies

In no particular order

1. Predator 2. Stephen Hopkins (1990)

2. Aliens. James Cameron (1986)

3. District 9. Neill Blomkamp (2009)

4. Moon. Duncan Jones (2009)

5. Starwars, the empire strikes back. Irvin Kershner (1980)

6. The Day the Earth Stood Still. Robert Wise (1951)

7. Interstellar. Christopher Nolan (2014)

8. The Thing. John Carpenter (1982)

9. 12 Monkeys. Terry Gilliams (1995)

10. Robocop 1. Paul Verhoeven (1987)

11. Guardians of the Galaxy. James Gunn (2014)

12. Dark City. Alex Proyas (1998)

13. Gattica. Andrew Niccol (1997)

14. Edge of Tomorrow. Doug Liman (2014)

15. Moon 44. Roland Emmerich (1990)

16. Species. Roger Donaldson (1995)

17. Iron man. Jon Favreau (2008)

18. The Fifth Element. Luc Beson (1997)

19. Oblivion. Joseph Kosinski (2013)

20. Skyline. Brothers Strause (2010)

21. Planet of the Apes. Franklin J. Schaffner (1968)

22. Invasion of the Body Snatchers Philip Kaufman (1978)

23. They Live. John Carpenter (1988)

24. Fantastic Voyage. Richard Fleischer (1966)

25. Alien Nation. Graham Baker (1988)

26. Split Second. Tony Maylam (1992)

27. The Matrix 1. the Wachowskis (1999)

28. Dredd. Pete Travis (2012)

29. Westworld. Michael Chrichton (1973)

30. Operation Capricorn. Peter Hyams (1978)

31. Attack the Block. Joe Cornish (2011)

32. Galaxy Quest. Dean Parisot (1999)

33. Men in Black. Barry Sonnenfeld (1997)

34. Dream Catcher. Lawrence Kasdan (2003)

35. Aliens 3. David Fincher (1992)

36. Aliens 4. Jean-Pierre Jeunot (1997)

37. Signs. M. Night Shaymalan (2002)

38 Contact. Robert Zemeckis (1997)

39. Starship troopers. Paul Verhoeven (1997)

40. Blade runner. Ridley Scott (1982)

41. Dune. David Lynch (1984)

42. Life Force. Tobe Hooper (1985)

43. Outland. Peter Hyams (1981)

44. Dead Zone. David Cronenberg (1983)

45. The Last Starfighter. Nick Castle (1984)

46. Innerspace. Joe Dante (1987)

47. Screamers. Christian Duguay (1995)

48. Stargate. Roland Emmerich (1997)

49. Pacific Rim. Guillermo Del Toro (2013)

50. The Black Hole. Gary Nelson (1979)

51. Rollerball. Norman Jewison (1975)

52. Zardoz. John Boorman (1974)

53. Fahrenheit 451. Francois Truffaut (1966)

54. Robocop 2. Irvin Kershner (1990)

55. Solaris. Andrei Tarkovsky (1976)

56. 2006 a Space Odessey. Stanley Kubrick (1968)

57. The Terminator. James Cameron (1984)

58. Tron. Steven Lisberger (1981)

59. Timeline. Richard Donner (2003)

60. Imposter. Gary Fleder (2002)

61. Time after Time. Nicholas Meyer (1979)

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Favorite Books

The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas. It's a tale set in 17th century France where the three musketeers alongside the main character D'Artagnan is in the middle of a power struggle between the church and the crown. The fellowship are mostly virtous and are guided by their allegiance to the king trying to uphold virtues like honor and chivalry while battling with treason and deceit from the Cardinal. Fun fact Alexander Dumas Father was the first black officer in the French army.

Tarzan (don't remember which one the author wrote numerous of books) by Edgar Rice Borroughs. When I read it at the time the world was a much smaller place and Afrika was an exotic destination. So it was as much about the story as the setting and exotic location.

Birdie by William Whalton. The novel is about two young men and their journey into adulthood. Because of war and different other events one of the men becomes inflicted with mental illness and escapes this world to a world where he essentially becomes a bird (in his mind). It was an important book at the time when I read it because I also wanted to escape this world.

Moby Dick by Herman Melville. It is an expression today I guess chasing the great white whale. Nonetheless, it was first in adulthood that the symbolism became clear to me that you can waste your life chasing something you can never have.

A 1000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. Saw the Disney movie first and read the book afterwards. It is still a powerful book about injustice and Captain Nemos quest for revenge.

Carrie by Stephen King. I liked the book but must confess that the movie with Sissy Spacek in the titular role is my favorite Stephen King adaptation.

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry. He explains Greek mythology in bite size portions which makes them extra palatable. A favorite story was the one with Arachne.

The Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse. This is s book that deals with psychological issues such as alienation by other people ( Verfremdung in German) as well as other issues as far as I recall.

A certain sci fi book. The title of this book eludes me. I have read a few books in the sci fi genre for instance by William Gibson: Neuromancer, Johnny Nmemonic, Isac Asimov: I Robot, Philip K Dick: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Paycheck and Ray Bradbury A Sound of Thunder.

The story in this book centers around spacecraft's left by aliens on some celestial entity. The twist is that the spacecraft can only fly to a preset destination but humans, firstly, don't know where the journey takes them and, secondly, the coordinates could have been corrupted by time. So in principle the vessel could end up at an inhabitable planet or a star a black hole etc. Anyway I just can't remember the title of the book.

Mephisto by Klaus Mann. It is a portrait of an actor who will do anything in order to succeed An opportunist who will sell his soul to achieve this and in the process he even betrays his (coloured) girlfriend. It is a chilling story written in the mid nineteen thirties of what some people was prepared to do in Nazi Germany.

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. A book which has spawned its own catch phrase.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is a book about the roaring twenties but for me at the time I could relate more to the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy and his futile infatuation.

Das Perfum by Patrick Suskind. Essentially it is a book about a serial killer but also about perfume and obsessions.

In the Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. A great fictional historical book about a munk and his apprentice and the trappings of monastery life. Also a great film with Sean Connery.

The Call of the Wild by Jack London. A book about a wild America which has long gone.

Metamorphosis (in German: die Vervandlung) by Franz Kafka. It tells a story of a man who is slowly transformed into an insect and becomes totally unrecognisable to his family.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. A friendship between two unlikely men.

The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde. A portray of a fin de sicle generation caught up in a sense of being romantic for the sake of romance.

Animal Farm by George Orwell. Although he had left winged views, he would never fall into the trap of pandering to the Soviet Union as many of his contemporaries did. In fact Animal Farm written in the middle of WW2 is highly critical of the stalinistic cult of USSR and throughout his book pointed out that Stalin was a dictator and traitor to the cause (communism). Quote from Animal Farm "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others".

Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe. Is a satire about the press as well as the upper class in the USA

The Trial (Der Prozess) by Franz Kafka. If you have ever felt caught up in a system which you were unable to control or understand you could relate to the main character in the book.

The Human Stain by Philip Roth. A modern take on the underlying racism in society.

The Rebus series by Ian Rankin. It is as much about the seedy Scottish underground and the relationships of Rebus as it is about the crime stories themselves. For fans of the books, the titular crime tv show with John Hannah is also worth watching. Books in the series include: The Hanging Garden, Hide and Seek, the Naming of the Dead to name a few.

The Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwall. The books centers around the Kay Scarpetta who is a medical examiner and at the same time solves crimes in conjunction with the detective Pete Morino. Again as with the Rebus series it is as much about the private life of the central character as it is about crime solving. A modern template for crime books. Books in the series include: the Body Farm, All that Remains, Post Mortem to name a few.

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Cultural differences

When the French president, Francois Mitterand, was in office he wanted to constructs some buildings so that he would leave a legacy behind when he was no longer president. One of the buildings would be an arch situated in the defense district and would be a modern interpretation of the arch of triumph. A Danish architect (Johan Otto von Spreckelsen) was assigned to construct the structure although he had limited experience with grand design. He said to his contractors that he he had only built 3 churches and his own house in Denmark, but the French contractors thought he was understating his prowess as a joke. Nonetheless, the project went ahead and the usual conflict in terms of the vision of the architect versus what the French authorities\contractors thought was possible or most practical ensued and this is the point, the Danish architect wanted to install washstands in the lavatories but the French contractors were not having it since it was, according to them, not custom for the French people to wash hands when they went to the lavatory. I was thinking of the time when I ordered a hamburger in Paris and one word comes to mind: merde.

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Death

Ok a real lofty theme. But nonetheless a theme which is often the focus of many movies. As I see it there are at least 4 scenerios after death. 

I. There is nothing. You slip into the big void. On the tombstone of the Japanese director, Yasujiro Ozu's tombstone there is written a word Mu which translates to nothingness. He believed that it was a comfort to know that after death there is nothing., you just ceases to exist in alignment with the zen buddhist tradition. You could say that in the great cosmos we are no more than an ant in an ant hill. 

II. Rebirth. That after death you are reborn as a new creature in accordance with which good and bad deeds you have done in life. 

III. A slight twist on the same theme is rebirth into the same life or according to Rust Cohle from True Detective "In eternity,  where there is no time,  nothing can grow. Nothing can become. Nothing changes.  So death created time to grow the things that it would kill and you are reborn into the same life that you've always been born into. I mean,  how many times have we had this conversation,  detectives?  Well, who knows? When you cannot remember your lives you cannot change your lives, and that is the terrible and secret fate of all life. You're trapped,  by that nightmare you keep waking up into." Also in Groundhog Day this theme is explored, but here it is rebirth to the same day. 

IV. Heaven and hell. That you are rewarded/punished for the life you have led. The different religious belief systems have different set of rules on how to achieve a good life after death.  In the middle ages you could buy yourself into heaven if you were rich with an indulgence letter to save yourself from purgatory. There are numerous references to religion in movies from the more covert like in Star Wars to the more overt like in for instance: What Dreams May Become with Robin Williams.  According to Pascals wager (Blaise Pascal. French mathematician and physicist 1623-1662) the belief in God is rational. If the choice is either believing in God or not believing, the agnostic loses little in believing in God. This philosophical standpoint is also reiterated by Morse in an episode of the Inspector Morse tv show. (2/5-19)

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To see a World in a Grain of Sand

And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand,

And Eternity in an hour.

He who shall train the Horse to War

Shall never pass the Polar Bar.

A truth that's told with bad intent

Beats all the Lies you can invent.

It is right it should be so

Man was made for Joy & Woe;

And when this we rightly know,

Thro' the World we safely go.

He who replies to words of Doubt

Doth put the Light of Knowledge out.

The Strongest Poison ever known

Came from Caesar's Laurel Crown.

Every Night & every Morn

Some to Misery are Born,

Every Morn & every Night

Some are Born to sweet Delight.

Some are Born to sweet Delight,

Some are Born to Endless Night.

God Appears & God is Light,

To those poor Souls who dwell in the Night;

But does a Human Form Display

To those who Dwell in Realms of day.

Excerpt from Auguries of Innocence by William Blake (published 1863)

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Too much or too little service

I decided to join a gym. A very enthusiastic young lady wanted my contact information and proceeded to call me by my first name. I thought at the moment it was a bit too intimate for my taste. Anyway, when I later on saw her again in the gym it was if I had ceased to exist . Strange!!! In conclusion a little distance without getting too formal is what I desire when I require some kind of service in the future. Don't address me by my first name I don't know you imaginary future service provider.

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The Decline of the Grand Nation

Lately, there has been some unrest in France especially with the "yellow vest" movement. Underneath the protests and subsequent violence which almost always occurs when there are yellow vest demonstrations there is an important issue which hardly gets any attention since the focus is mainly on the clash between the police and the demonstrators.

If we go back to the French revolution, it was a rebellion against a failed state (a monarchy) that failed to satisfy the basic needs of its citizens. The monarchy was overthrown and the republic was formed with the slogan liberty equality and fraternity (liberate, egalite, fraternite).

Today especially for the working class the principles on which the republic is founded sounds more and more hollow. Not at least because the gap between the rich and the working class seems to become wider and wider. Globalism and the EU has contributed to this gap, where employers can move jobs to countries where the wages are low which has contributed to mass unemployment in France. Moreover, with the aid of the EU the workers have been pitted against each other with some stiff competition from immigrants from Eastern Europe and outside Europe who are willing to work for less money and as a result it has become more and more difficult to sustain a basic existence of living in France, meaning that the there is hardly any increase in wages anymore to keep up with inflation, basic cost of living, or cost of housing.

Furthermore, in the large inner cities in Europe it is almost impossible to sustain a living on a basic salary because the rent for an apartment, for instance, has sky rocketed because of more affluent tenants moving in and because rental apartments either undergows a renovation which raises the monthly rent, or they are being converted to condominiums. Also with a large influx of migrants and not enough housing this also makes apartments more expensive.

Another problem which threatens the cohesiveness of the French society is the massive influx of immigrants/refugees from mostly Muslim countries outside Europe. As with other European countries, there have been efforts to try and integrate these migrants into society. However, this effort has by enlarge failed. And it is due to several factors. There is no consensus on what it means to be integrated. Some think it is enough to work and speak the language, others point towards ideas like accepting human rights or Christian values. Furthermore, because of the massive influx of migrants some migrants never really has a steady job and some are mostly unemployed which means a loss of status in their community and family. Other immigrants and descendants of immigrants/refugees have no intention of giving up their own culture and are holding on to their own values. These factors have created different enclaves in French society such as rich enclaves, poor/working-class enclaves or Muslim enclaves.

France has never been a nation of equal people it has always been like other nations a nation divided in different classes but previously there were some commonalities like for instance a strong catholic church and Christian values as well as a public school system where different classes would meet. These common denominators were instrumental in bridging the gap between the different groups in society, but today the catholic church doesn't appeal to the masses anymore, and the children of the wealthy or middle-class people are being enrolled into private schools. According to Allan Finkielkraut "The fire in Notre Same wasn't an attack or an accident it was a suicide attempt."

Why is this important? It is important because this is happening in most of the western countries in Europe and it does not only affect the disenfranchised people when a nation becomes unstable it effects all groups in society. Also it is always a chock for the elite when the "forgotten" people (the working class or poor people) exercises their right and elects a Donald Trump as president or chooses a Brexit. The Elite can't understand this and talks down to these people implying that they are not that clever and really don't understand what is going or that it is simply because they are not well enough informed about how the world works. According to the elite the EU, globalism and human rights are wonderful and are not to be questioned.

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Blackkklansman

Saw this movie today. Spike Lee thought he deserved an Oscar for the movie, so wanted to see what the hype was about. The movie is about a black person who with the aid of a fellow policeman goes undercover and wants to join the KKK. I guess because of the trailer I expected a more comedic approach but the movie is quite serious with some light comedy which gave me a chuckle but no laughs. To it's credit I have to say that the story was okay but I am probably the wrong target audience in terms of getting fully engaged in the story. A different person might have appreciated the poetic justice.

From my perspective I saw it as an ok movie but nothing spectacular. ⭐⭐⭐ stars out of six. In all fairness my mate gave it one more star ⭐ because, he said that for once it was not a film with gratuitous nudity\sex scenes and the story was great apart from the last 5 minutes, which seemed to be an unnecessary add-on. (6/7-19)

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Working for the Boss Man

There seems to have been a shift in my country in terms of workers rights regarding safety issues at the workplace. It use to be that the employer was responsibly for the safety of its employees but through company guidelines many companies are trying to shift this responsibility towards its employees, so that when there is an accident the company can hide behind these guidelines and avoid paying compensations and just argue that the employee wasn't abiding by the guidelines. I have read in a mirror at one time "this person is responsible for your safety" and that says a lot.

Moreover, stress has become a more and more common phenomena in the western world especially with the unhealthy focus on performance as a measure of success. Stress is among others caused by a too heavy workload, not having the skills and knowledge to perform the demanded tasks or an unhealthy work life balance. It should be said that it is a focus point of many companies to avoid an environment which creates stress, of course depending on where in the company hierarchy you are, the higher up you are in the system the more important this issue seems to be.

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Body language (or odeur?)

I once saw a reality show where one of the cast members complained about an incident when he received a nonhug. Did not know what he meant, but then I ate at a restaurant and the waitress was one I once knew. She said that it was her birthday and that I was invited to come to her birthday party, and then she proceeded to give me a hug - unfortunately, she thought I was so disgusting that she kept her body as far away as possible from me. This nonhug told me that it would be a good idea to avoid her birthday party or ever seeing her again.

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Child of a lesser God

I have a chronic disease which surely and slowly kills me. Anyway we are all dying, some faster than others. The point is though, when the doctors say to you there is not more they can do (been to all kinds of tests) and that they can only give you something for the symptoms (pain etc), I found myself hurled into the alternative medical/treatment world and the vultures who inhabits this world. I have tried ekstra vitamins, cbd oil, mindfulness and may try acupuncture next.

When it became interesting was when I encountered Christian people who tried to heal me and said that if I believed enough my ailments would go away. Of course nothing happened and then after meeting a couple of times again, they said that the reason I was not healed was actually my fault I did not believe enough. Oh well God must have his favourites, I am living the dream. Some lives matter.

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Can one culture be superior to other cultures?

I read at one time an interesting article where the author debated with himself whether one culture could be superior to another. I am a bit conflicted regarding this question. I am living in a western country with western values shaped by the age of enlightenment, the power of reasoning, science as well as Christian values etcetera, so my point of view will of course be tainted by my background.

I use the utilitarian principle as a guideline and try to look at the viability of a culture in terms of how successful it is in bringing as much happiness to as many people as possible and to mitigate the suffering of as many people as possible. But I am also conflicted about individual rights in contrast to what benefits a society at large.

I don't think that the western culture is perfect and something that needs to be emulated or a gift which should be given to "inferior cultures" as a sort of "white man's burden". There are several issues which does not make it the standout culture e.g. that it often takes two incomes in a household to make ends meet; that children are left in the hands of strangers because either parent can't afford to stay at home and look after the children; that the demands of daily lives and the workload or demands at the workplace makes people stressed. That there is an unhealthy need for too many material goods.

On the other hand though, one could also point to other cultures and pin point certain values which are universally ( meaning from a western perspective) frowned upon. This means for instance the subjugation of women in relation to religion; aversion against homosexuality and diversion in general; and taking offense against minority views as well as persecuting political opponents.

Another factor is when there are commercial interests involved. Countries like Saudi Arabia and The Arab Emirates which are effectively countries with sharia law are not that very different in comparison to Isis or the Taliban. A prime example of sharia law is when a woman from a western country was raped in Dubai and she was being accused of misleading the man and faced jail time for extramarital sex!!. Because under sharia law a woman is less worth than a man. But this was a minor issue because the gulf states are our allies (most likely because of their oil).

Another country with deplorable values is China which goes to extra length to violate basic human rights. If you are a critic of the system living within the country, we may never hear from you again; if you are a Tibetan, you are a person without a country; if you are a minority and different from the majority, you could be persecuted. A resent example of wrong doing is Hong Kong where people who have been persecuted for whatever could be extradited to China if it pleases the Chinese authorities. But then again most western countries are fairly silent because there are commercial interests at stake.

There is one more thing to consider and that is that although some countries have deplorable values seen from a western point of view, some people may actually live happy lives in such countries.

I saw a documentary of Romania long after the rule of the dictator Ceausescu and some workers were asked if their situation had improved and they responded by saying that they living conditions have actually worsened. So it is never easy to judge certain countries/values based on our conceptions of what is right or wrong.

In conclusion no there isn't a perfect culture. On the other hand, from a western perspective if other cultures are violating basic human rights under the banner that it is part of their culture/religion or are simply doing it because they can, a country or one person should not obstain from criticizing actions which are deplorable just because ones own culture is riddled with faults.

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Quote of the day

From Factotum by Charles Bukowski: "I had seen the ad in the local paper and the place was near my room.

(Ad) Need ambitious young man with an eye to the future. Exper. not necessary. Begin in delivery room and work up.

I waited outside with five or six young men, all of them trying to look ambitious. "

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Contain the capitalist beast

Although capitalism has proven to be the best system in terms of creating wealth, it is important to contain the beast and to mitigate the effects of the system.

Among other things, the system of offer and demand determines the price of commodities, services etcetera; it is also this system of offer and demand which regulates the job market. In order to avoid inflation which in turn would lead to more unemployment there seems to be a need within the system for a surplus labour force in order to keep the cost of labour at a minimum. Therefore, one of the unfortunate effects of the system is unemployment and thus it is necessary to somehow mitigate this effect by for instance creating some sort of educational programs, or to help those who are unfortunate by supporting them financially until they are able to find a job within the system.

The "trickle-down" policy which has been the preferred economic policy from Ronald to Donald seems only to have benefitted the wealthy Americans. The middle class is dwindling and although the trickle down policy may not be the only contributing factor to the collapse of the middle class (you see this occurring in other countries around the world as well), a system which is designed to allocate wealth to the richest people is going to leave a huge gap between the ordinary worker and a corporate manager for instance. Another contributing factor is also while the wages of the ordinary worker seems to be stagnating, a person who is higher up on the corporate ladder seems to have increased his (or her) income. Of course if a nation keeps on cutting taxes it will leave a huge deficit in the state finances and in turn it will cause the state debt to increase even further.

If the beast is not contained it works like a reverse "Robin Hood", it takes from the poor and gives to the rich. In order to keep the system in check it is necessary to implement a system which redistributes wealth so that more people can benefit from it.

Furthermore, the capitalist system has always been plagued by boom and bust cycles, a fact which the financial markets has benefited from. This cycle of boom and bust is even further facilitated if the financial markets and institutions are not imposed with restrictions. (A work in progress)