In order to make a more meaningful contribution to the Meritocracy Movement as a writer I submit the following for your review.
â˘How would you rate your public speaking and writing skills?
Iâd consider my public speaking and writing skills both as an 8.
â˘Please list any other languages besides your native language in which you are able to speak and write fluently.
English
â˘Please indicate what types of writing you would like to produce for the Meritocracy International, e.g. expository, persuasive, creative, etc.
Persuasive and creative
â˘Please provide a short promotional piece for Meritocracy. The piece can be personally reflective, critical, or argumentative. This is to demonstrate your skill as a writer and communicator
We stand here today in a uniquely privileged position to advance mankindâs historic struggle for freedom. I speak of freedom from tyranny, freedom from poverty, freedom from economic exploitation and the most important freedom of all the freedom to fulfill ones potential. As members of the human race we have a duty to ourselves and each other to ensure each person has adequate resources, a positive uplifting environment, and an outstanding education to ignite the divinity that lies in each of us. Every time a child receives a substandard education, every time a person dies from a curable disease, simply put every time a person is inhibited by his surroundings from becoming all he is capable of becoming we are all degraded. The degradation lies in the fact that each person has unique gifts and talents that under the most favorable conditions can contribute to the greater wellbeing of all mankind. To starve people of knowledge, to be apathetic toward the suffering of our fellows is to accept an injustice persecuted against ourselves. We must understand that each human being has infinite potential to excel and achieve and we must structure society with this in mind giving each person the opportunity to achieve self actualization.
The inevitable question becomes are we living in a system of government, economics, and social relations which regards each human being as infinitely precious? Not even close, but why not? Why should we accept anything less from our respective governments? Everything about our global society points to the unacceptable conclusion that society is structured to disproportionally benefit those with the most wealth and the most well connected. Injustice is engrained in societies the world over. From the moment of birth we are met with injustice. Who your parents are determines in large part the trajectory of the rest of your life. Youâre most likely to die in the same economic and social class that you were born into and itâs no coincidence that this dynamic benefits those born into the higher strataâs of society.
Those born into privilege such as the Rothschildâs or Rockefellerâs are born into exceedingly more advantageous circumstances. They attend better schools, they are surrounded by more well educated people, their environment fosters their potential, and they have access to networks that most of us do not. And all of these advantages are given to them by luck of birth because of who their parents were. This is the very weapon the elite use to perpetuate their power over the populace and it must cease to be tolerated if we as a species are to fulfill our collective potential.
In contrast, those born into poverty, start life from an extreme disadvantage. There environment is negative, they are surrounded by drugs and crime, failure is inundated in every aspect of their neighborhoods, their education is substandard, and their minds are starved of the very essence of healthy living: inspiration, examples of success to emulate, and the resources to succeed. How many Albert Einsteinâs did we lose out on because they were born into poverty? How many inventions, cures to diseases, and enriching ideas did we all miss out on because we allowed an elite class of piranhaâs to destroy our collective potential?
Hereâs another fact that should enrage all of us. 3.5 billion people are living on under $3 a day, while 85 people have just as much wealth as those 3.5 billion. Thereâs a direct connection between out of control wealth and the deplorable state of poverty. Make no mistake about it the wealthiest 85 people in the world are perpetuating this injustice not only against half the worldâs population, but against all of us. Can you imagine the transformation of human society if we were to unleash the potential of 3.5 billion people? No problem would go unsolved, no challenge would go unmatched, and we would all ascend toward the divine using our god given talents and minds.
The purpose of existence is to actualize potential. Some people say God created the universe, but it can be more aptly argued the universe created God, the ultimate actualization of potential the universe can offer and human beings are part of this ascendance to divinity. Each human being has the potential to shed their flaws, to conquer their fears, and to soar into the heavens achieving only that for which a God could achieve. No person was born to live in poverty, to accept the fate for which an injust external world assigns to him. We are born to actualize our potential, to present to the Universe the greatest gift we can give: our potential realized for the betterment of all mankind. This is our duty and we must move irresistibly toward it to achieve such a high calling bestowed upon us.
What system and laws can maximize human potential, end systematic injustice, enable maximum social mobility, fund a world class tailor made education, and impede the formation of hereditary elites? One law and one system, the 100% inheritance tax and Meritocracy. A tax that many will have a knee jerk reaction in opposition, but under rational scrutiny is in the best interest of each citizen. Meritocracy is a holistic system built to extinguish corruption and elevate the most intelligent and most meritorious people in their respective fields to positions of power within the government where they will be held accountable to serve in the sole interest of the People. A true meritocracy can only be achieved when all children are given an equal opportunity in all regards especially education and the 100% inheritance tax will fund such a high standard. The days of mass producing students on a one size fits all assembly line of conformity must end. Finding what one excels at and is passionate about must be one of societyâs main objectives. In a Meritocracy it will be. Each person has a calling a unique set of abilities that must be cultivated and itâs societies responsibility to ensure it is cultivated. Meritocracy will eliminate all barriers to fulfilling ones potential. The insidious crimes of nepotism and cronyism will be outlawed and stigmatized. Who your parents are will not define the trajectory of your life. Social mobility will be maximized in a just way. We can end injustice, we can inspire the world, we can give each an opportunity to achieve massively, and we owe it to the human race to create such a new world.
Itâs time to dethrone the power Eliteâs strangle hold on the human race and promote the worldâs best minds to positions of power, to transform our world from a prison into a paradise, and to eliminate all barriers to mankindâs divine destiny. We can climb the highest mountains, we can conquer the steepest peaks, but we must unite in our common goals, realizing our common humanity we must move irresistibly toward our common dream.
