Bezos, Musk, Branson Race To Get To Mars While the Planet’s On Fire, Resented By Many

As the planet’s fragile ecosystems continue to collapse at an ever quickening pace, our society, rightly I believe, has growing contempt for those whose net worth is north of $100 billion, and who are racing one another to get to Mars, rather than investing in alleviating the suffering of the world’s people and the stemming of environmental decay.

Below is a song I came across recently that speaks to this. A woman is talking to an amoral rich man, who really could be any or all such persons, asking him if he sees that the ax is about to fall, as all the hungry, angry people start to pull together and go after him.

Now of course, given the technology of weaponry in the 21st Century, a revolution of the downtrodden is completely impossible, but try not to let that ruin your appreciation of the fine ballad.

Do you hear the shimmer of the sharpening blade?
Do you feel the thunder from the barricade?
A wave is building from below and it’s gonna break
Riot and ruination, I can’t wait

I’ll admit that you’ve done pretty well so far
Did you think that you would end up where you are?
Do you think that you’re a god now, in your fancy cars?
Stepping over bodies, grinning like a movie star

Oh my god, how embarrassing for you!
Oh my god, you really think you built that throne you look down from
To spit on everyone
Yeah your time is gonna run out soon
And you couldn’t swing a hammer if they paid you to

What have you been doing since the world shut down?
Counting all the cards you stole to build your house
Your insidious extraction won’t protect you now
ʼCause we’re turning on the lights that you’ve been shooting out

Maybe you believe that you will always rule
You may think the world is all complacent fools
But hunger is an engine and anger is fuel
And everybody’s hungry all because of you