Why There is Concrete Hope Against the Resurgence of Plutocracy

The human race has never been in a better position of insight to usher in a new renaissance of civilization, and this place of strength has only secondarily to do with our technological prowess. There is no former age that can compete with us in terms of our scientifically and morally informed understanding of the equality of men and women and between the world's diverse peoples. Those who believe or act otherwise are expressing ignorance not authority. Previous ages have been handicapped, even stultified because such large proportions of the population were held in check, penury or slavery because of mistaken notions of racial, class or gender superiority. The Modern Age has repeatedly proved that chauvinistic notions are ridiculous falsehoods. Great contributions to literature, science, humanity, technology and medicine have been made by women, people of lowly economic origin, people of African or Asian origin. Geneticists can now trace our family tree and show we truly are just one race whose differences really are only skin deep. The intellects of women flourish where they are not socially repressed, or even despite persecution. The progressive insights established by philosophy, science and spirituality have made it impossible to fool people anymore into thinking they are somehow lesser beings or less deserving than others of a full rich life where they can make higher contributions born of their own minds and capable efforts. Our collective knowledge cannot be contained or snuffed out by any tyranny. It will shine through and finally blast away any barrier imposed by those who would have us return to medieval turmoil and subjugation. The internet is ensuring that ennobling truth and empowering knowledge is made globally accessible, and making it possible for the enlightened to communicate with and take strength from each other, weathering the cycles of adversity from those who would bring the shadows back to the world. Yes, there are those who are working very hard to unravel all the social and political achievements that arose from steadily improved human understanding in the Modern Age. Unfortunately for the tyrants, the jinni has been freed from the bottle of ignorance -- and what a good jinni it is! No matter how much the liberty of the common person is curtailed, no matter how many economic opportunities are squelched and stolen by the powerful, the average individual knows with a certainty akin to the faith in God of earlier times that he or she deserves better. There is no going back now, and there lies the hope.