What the World Needs Now Is:

"What the World Needs Now Is Love" a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, performed by Jackie DeShannon, was a top 10 song during the summer of 1965. It captures the “love” movement of the 60’s. Although the poets, philosophers and songwriters have waxed on about the sublime heights of love for centuries there appears to be a scarcity of it in our modern world. The negative emotions of fear, guilt and envy seem to reign supreme.

The world certainly could use an abundance of love. Many lonely people are longing and crying for love’s nurturing flame to soothe their emotions and warm their spirit. And they seek in vain—residing in a world of wishful fantasies alternating with frustration and despair.

There are conditions that must exist before the majority of people are able to feel a personal love for their fellow humans—and the impersonal love for humanity that the metaphysicians advocate. Currently these conditions are lacking—due to a misguided faith in the destructive social systems of socialism and government interventionism.

The Sanctity of an Individual’s Life, Liberty and Property

If people no longer respect the sanctity of an individual’s life, liberty and property—how is it possible that the positive emotions of love, happiness and joy can thrive? Certainly there are rationally selfish individuals who believe in trading value for value. And they possess the integrity to practice this in their everyday activities. Tragically there are too many shortsighted individuals seeking benefits without giving much in return.

For far too long our economic system depended on easy money—easy money created out of thin air by a Federal Reserve policy of artificially lowering interest rates. Borrowers no longer needed to work hard and save for the future. They were supplied the means to live high on the hog—without any worry about obligations finally coming due. Of course this was the grand illusion. The payments have come due—and the piper is demanding payment.

Instead of admitting that the Federal Reserve System and government policies were destructive to long-term prosperity and abundance, our “glorious” financial and political leaders advocate massive financial bailouts—forcing taxpayers to pick up the tab. The individual’s life, liberty and property are being sold out wholesale. Because of this the whole rotten mess is collapsing all around us and stinking up the place. Do you honestly believe this will foster peoples’ love for their fellow humans? For now, most people seem content to shift the burden to others. Isn’t this what government bailouts are all about?

The world needs individuals who will respect another’s life, liberty and property. Love, harmony, peace and goodwill between people and nations depend upon this marvelous way of thinking and living becoming a fact of reality.

Unhampered Capitalism or the Destruction of the American Way

Anti-capitalistic beliefs that lead to government interventionism are destroying the values that our great nation was built on. Our two party system of democrats and republicans has deteriorated into gang warfare. Every group is attempting to live at the expense of all others groups—and in the process plundering the smallest minority of all—the individual.

A politician, who would stand up and demand an end to the group warfare and massive government handouts, would soon be an ex-politician. This is why a politician of honesty and integrity is a rarity. The voters will never stand for a politician (statesman) who hits them squarely with the facts of reality and demands support for yanking out the rotten economic teeth.

Honestly, I think that most people are basically decent. The establishment has brainwashed them into believing and accepting anti-capitalistic nonsense—force feeding them philosophic half-truths and economic lies. I believe it would be difficult to find an American citizen who consciously supports the destruction of the American Way of Life. Of course there are some altruists, do-gooders, world-improvers and socialists—members of the intelligentsia—who are doing everything to destroy the values that our founding fathers built America on. This way they can impose their preposterous “utopias” on innocent victims.

The Keynesian and socialist economic theories of the establishment are pure quackery. I think our current economic crisis, which was caused by this hogwash, reveals that this is true. Of course the establishment attempts to shift the blame to Laissez faire (unhampered) capitalism—when it was their anti-capitalistic policies that caused our gargantuan mess.

Praxeology (economics) proves beyond any reasonable doubt that Laissez faire capitalism is the only social system that can supply men and women the material and spiritual values that make life worthwhile. All other social systems thwart the individual’s efforts to achieve his goals and satisfy his desires.

If you would like to understand the mess our government and Federal Reserve System created, read the trade cycle theory of the great Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises. In addition, he irrefutably proves that unhampered capitalism is the only social system that is in harmony with economic law.

If you desire peace, love and harmony to reign supreme on earth you must realize that unhampered capitalism is precisely what the worlds needs now. Actually the world needed it yesterday, but alas, yesterday is gone.

Love, Understanding and Kindness

Now we have within our grasp a precious gift. What the world needs now is love, sweet love. And thrown in as a bonus is some understanding and kindness. How wonderful! Let’s celebrate! All right, I’ll come down from my natural high. Still, well you know. “When You Wish Upon a Star.” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” These beautiful, dreamy songs are almost 70 years old.

Since time immemorial, people have wished, and hoped, and dreamed of a world filled with rainbows, cotton candy, circuses, festivals, love fests, etc. I believe what they really long for is a life experienced with love, kindness and understanding. And it is theirs for the taking.

1. Respecting a person’s life, liberty and property is a prerequisite for a world filled with peace and harmony.

2. Unhampered capitalism is the only social system that offers people the chance to experience the wealth and prosperity they desire—and the peace and harmony that all men and women of goodwill long for.

In my wildest dreams I have a vision. I see a world of individuals who happily trade value for value. They are rationally selfish individuals who respect another’s life, liberty and property. They are also spiritually enlightened people, benevolent people, who naturally display love, kindness and understanding to their fellow humans.

And yes, I see something else. They exist in a highly advanced civilization. I’m not quite sure I understand what type of social system they have. Wait a minute! It is Laissez faire (unhampered) capitalism. My God! The progress is mind-boggling. Being a hapless member of a sabotaged economy it’s almost unrecognizable—but what I see is grander than any utopia our philosophers have attempted to create. My eyes, which are blinded by tears of joy, are now losing sight of this sublime vision. However, one happy future occurrence remains clear. Love, kindness and understanding are in abundance. What the world needs now is love, sweet love is no longer an unfilled dream—the human race has realized its highest aspiration.