Frank Herbert (Dune)
Great post. I enjoyed reading it. And agree. However- - -
I believe mankind is genetically predisposed to conflict, to trying to be first, number one, dominating and cannot get away from that. Just as capitalism is doomed to failure the more successful it becomes. Soon the wealth will be so concentrated in the hands of the few there will be huge problems. Mankind is nearing the place where the means of asserting oneself have become so destructive we will eventually wipe ourselves off the face of the Earth. We have come close several times already. All that saved us was a bit of corruption in Chicago that swung the election to Kennedy, for instance. Nixon would have blundered into a nuclear war. It's going to happen, and then evolution can work it's magic and start the next great development.