Capitalism today sucks, yet has the potential of being the best, but....

it has been cannibalized so bad that it is no better than other systems.  The elite have taken over, and they are not nice people.  Of course, you cannot just blame them for it's destruction, we have to take responsibility too.

Why you ask?  Well, the system, in harmony with democratic governance, could be the true heaven on earth.  Where individuals are given the freedom to completely control the outcomes of their own lives, with little government intervention.  The opportunities are unlimited, and the ability to become free from debt and stress are attainable by anyone.

However, the system has evolved to the point that only a few control all the major industries, and have the power to protect their greed.  It of course starts with the financial and banking systems.  They have impoverished the general population to the point of no return.  Because the dollar is the basis of daily life, those that control the money have complete power - and that is apparently the ONLY guiding light of capitalism in today's world.

Add this to the corporate world, we now have corporations who's only goal is to make more and more money, that they have absolutely no consideration for the environment or it's citizens.  Money is power, and they hold all the power.  They buy governments, they eliminate those in opposition to their goals (which sometimes ultimately means not only financial elimination, but physical).

But how did they get to their powerful positions?  All by themselves?  No, people allowed them to continue with their destruction of capitalism, through either pacifism or blatant acceptance.  The morals of society have deteriorated in so many people that these devils are able to tempt them with bribes and false promises.  It almost seems hopeless for those of us that haven't been bought and thrown aside our morals for a slightly better life.

But we still have the power.  We can say 'NO' to products produced by inhuman corporations.  If Nestle is stealing our water and then selling it to countries without clean drinking water, then stop buying Nestle products.  If auto manufacturers are only producing transportation built on the oil system, drive less or not at all.  If you can't afford an item, don't buy it on credit and pay insanely high interest rates.  Or do like I do, use the credit card for my own advantage, like air miles or money back, then pay your bill off entirely each month.

People have the power to stop this raping of the earth and it's citizens.  But only if people have developed an internal moral compass within themselves.  The rich cannot get richer if we don't support them.  We still have the ability to change the world we live in, as long as we are not internally corrupt like they are.

But what about throwing out this system and replacing it with something better?  You know, like Communism, Socialism, Marxism, or even a dictatorship.

Let's see - Communism.  Every person is told what they would be best at doing for work.  You don't get to decide freely.  Then you work day in and day out, and receive only enough to put a meager roof over your head and put bread on the table.  Of course the leaders in a Communist society are exactly like the elites in a Capitalistic society.  Be prepared to be stuck in your job until you die, and don't plan any vacations.

Or perhaps Socialism.  I'm not sure how people find jobs in this system, but if they are fortunate enough to work, all of their earnings go to help those poorer than them.  So in effect you are working for those too lazy to work.  I'm sure they like it, but unfortunately these systems come crashing down because when the freeloaders outnumber the workers (which ultimately happens), where exactly does the money come from?  Oh, and the leaders of this system are exactly like the elites in a Capitalistic society.

Marxism.  Obsolete.  Dictatorship.  A great system.  Everyone does what they are told, or are exterminated.  Work or be shot.  Oh, and the dictator and his friends are just like the elite in a Capitalistic society.  Vacations, a joke, unless you are a friend of someone powerful.

Hey, we might as well throw Islam in as another example.  Although it is a cult hiding under the mask of a religion, they have their own set of laws for governance, Sharia Law.  If you are a man under this system, you will have few problems.  You are worth twice the value of any woman, you don't have to control your sexual urges and can have as many wives as you want and can even rape little children if you so desire.  Anyone who disagrees with you can be killed, and anyone that doesn't follow your cult's rules to the letter can be eliminated.  Oh, and don't try to quit, that is a death warrant too.
You can, however, go on vacation if you have enough put aside.

So, sorry, I'll go with Capitalism any day, and hope that people, one day, get the backbone to stand up to the corrupt controlling it -for the time being.  I am positive that there is still enough good in the world to stand up to the monsters currently running it.

Until elected politicians are accountable, we will have a corrupt political and legal system.

Politics in democratic societies had evolved from a proud service to the public, who are concerned with improving peoples lives; to a corrupt group of career politicians who's only concern is to line their own pockets and the pockets of their financial sponsors.

The political party system is a joke, and the major political parties in most of countries in Europe and the West, are all owned by corporations and bankers.  They are no longer with the rights of their citizens, but place their true objectives far above truth and honesty.

And the problem with this corrupt system, is that everyone knows about it.  Society has become so complacent and lazy that they will no longer stand up for their own rights.  Pacifism has taken over their lives, and they either aren't worried about their rights being slowly eroded, or they feel frustrated with no solution in sight.  Well, at least no solution that would keep their hands clean.

Politicians today are spending (wasting) your hard-earned tax dollars faster than you can hand it over.  Services that your dollars used to provide for are disappearing and being replaced with yet another tax, user fees.  National debt is skyrocketing, and our children and their children will be paying for this for many years to come.

And, don't try to complain about these corrupt politicians, or anything they do for that matter, because you could be arrested.  Freedom of speech is being eroded as fast as Canada's economy.  What the governments can't do legally is of no consequence, they are the lawmakers, and thus just change the law.

In Canada, our illustrious PM has broken the law numerous times, and the Ethics Commissioner (his employee) has found nothing wrong.  Any of us would be charged and in jail for what he did.

And of course, we are told, 'If you don't vote, you don't have the right to complain' . An apt thought, but what if your only choices to vote are all criminals who make promises to get elected and then do the opposite.

I'm sorry, but the only solution to this problem, as I forsee, is for people to finally say 'enough is enough' and take control of their own lives again.  Unfortunately, this might involve getting your hands dirty, and hurting some feelings, but unless power is physically taken from this corrupt NWO, society will slaves forever.

Bestbuy Mexico, Acer and Microsoft - Be careful buying a PC in Mexico

Well, my first computer just died during my winter in Mexico.  But hey, look on the bright side, it was only a week before Black Friday, or what they call it down here, Bien Fin (and it lasts for 4 days).

I had recently had some work done on my backup Laptop in Canada just before coming down to Mexico, an HP, and my technician told me what he thought of HP's.  Not good.  He recommended an Acer, Asus or even a Dell or Lenovo.  They were much better than HP.  Actually he put HP at the bottom of the list for reliability.

I didn't disagree, because I had gotten 5 years out of a used HP, and my 10 year old HP was still running well (knock on wood).  Although I had to replace the HDD with an SSD, and clean it up, it was still running well.

So I started investigating Bien Fin sales outlets and prices in Mexico.  The best deal I found was an Acer Aspire 15.6 inch, HD laptop with Intel 7 processor and everything else I needed.  Having used Windows before, in the back of my mind I knew that if the Windows 10 came in Spanish, it was a simple task to switch over to English.  My first mistake.

So I buy the laptop online, and go to Bestbuy to pick it up on the Friday of Bien Fin.  The technician unwraps it and gets it fired up, and I ask him to change the language to English.  He tries, but says I have to call Microsoft support and have them do it.

Because I wasn't feeling well, food poisoning, I contacted Microsoft support the next morning.  I tried to add English as a language myself, but without success.  It kept showing only one language, Spanish.  Then Microsoft tried and tried to install English for me, without success.  He even took remote control of the laptop, but still couldn't do it.  This is where I made my second mistake.  I should have called Acer right then.

But unfortunately I asked SSS at Microsoft Support what my solution would be.  The only thing he recommended was purchasing a full copy of Windows 10 that included English.  So, I sign into my Microsoft account and order a Home Version of Windows 10 and try to install it (still trying to use the Spanish language on my PC).  Without success, I contacted Microsoft Support again, and they remotely custom installed it for me.  Voila, I now had English.

I started downloading my data and other software that I needed for my writing and other ventures, and then realized that some of the links and icons that had originally been on the laptop were no longer there.  I finally decided to contact Acer Support and to register the product.  Of course I couldn't do this yesterday because the laptop was all in Spanish.

I talked to a very polite, they all are, guy named Christopher S, and he was basically no help whatsoever.  I found that I would probably lose everything I had done if he returned my laptop to it's factory settings, and the laptop would also probably revert to Spanish only.  This I didn't want.  So I vented a little frustration and signed off.  Oh, but before I did, Chris wrote me that Acer did NOT sell computers with single languages.  Hmmm.

So it is now Sunday, and I'm still pissed about having to spend 211.00 Cdn on a Windows 10 that I already had, except for English.  So I double checked the advertisement at Bestbuy to see if I had missed the fact that this laptop was Windows 10 - Spanish only.  Nope.  There was no mention of this in the advertisement.

Now I contacted Microsoft Support again to see if there was any way to get a refund.  I wasn't holding my breath because I sincerely feel that Microsoft is not the problem.  Either the staff at Acer was incompetaet, or didn't know or was flat out lying,  their laptop did have only one language.  I even asked the Acer guy if Acer maybe had a policy to sell single language laptops based on the countries they were sold in.  He said no.

Bestbuy could have misled clients with their advertising, or they may not have known.  I've hit a wrong button on previous laptops and ended up with everything in French.  It was very easy to change the language, and retailers like Bestbuy, may assume (like I did), that Windows 10 includes all languages.

Luckily I got a smoking good deal on the laptop, so the extra 211.00 didn't hurt as much, but the entire process has given me a sour taste with Acer Support.  Let's hope their product lasts well, and i 10 years time I will have forgotten about this incident.  Oh well, at least I've learned something new - Windows 10 comes in many different models, so make sure to check your operating system before you leave the store.

Oh, forgot to mention, the keyboard is slightly different than the English keyboard, but not a problem.  I just registered the product with Acer, and it still lists Windows 10 Home as the operating system, and the only thing that suggests there might be a problem with this unit, is the keyboard is listed as Spanish.  Of course, I could only find this out after registering the laptop.