Premises

1. Capitalism is anti-Human
    1a. Humans are reduced to "wage-slaves"
    1b. Capitalists minimize compensation to the wage-slaves in the name of "Profit"
    1c. **Productivity** is maximization of Capitalist Profit per Human Labor-Hour
    1d. Productivity reduces Human Labor to Profit-Optimized but unsatisfying activity
2. Capitalism seeks Monopolistic Consolidation
    2a. One Consolidationist/Monopolist "Capitalist" to Rule Them/It All
    2b. **OR** One Consolidationist/Monopolist Oligarchy to Rule Them/It All
    2c. The Ultimate *Planned Economy* (see Hayek and Ayn Rand for fun)
    2d. Capitalism approaches its end-game and has no idea what to do
3. "Labor" (all but the 0.001%)  is Dumbed Down (Ivanov and others)
    3a. De-schooling (reduced/bowdlerized content)
    3b. Spectacle ("TV", "games", Movies, Commercial Arts, SportsBall)
    3c. Intensive surveillance and propaganda
    3d. "Drugs - legal and otherwise
4. "Labor" (#3) is not Stoopid
    4a. Making Ends Meet is a real problem, propaganda doesn't fix it
    4b. Community/Family is three dimensional and "In Your Face"
    4c. Aspirations are supra-"cultural" (Success, Dignity, Fulfillment)