The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 301
The Gulf Crisis & The New World Order between the rich and the poor is widening while it is narrowing in the countries you call 'capitalist'. If you observe the poor countries of Asia, Africa or south America, you will find that the gap between living standards of the upper and the lower class is becoming wider and wider each day generating many problems. In the first instance, this must be checked and narrowed down through suitable advice and good exhortation. Then, laws be enacted to further narrow this gap. If such a campaign starts from the top, it will succeed, otherwise it is doomed to failure. The people at the helm of affairs who hold the reigns of power should take a lead in this pioneering movement and demonstrate to the masses how to lead simple lives. Therefore, in the achievement of economic stability and progress, this second important principle should be kept in view that the standard of living of the ordinary masses should be raised. You have to introduce two policies. You should raise the standard of living of the poor as much as possible by channelling the flow of wealth towards them while at the same time lowering the standard of living of the rich. A point of wisdom must be remembered that the unfair distribution of wealth is less harmful than the unfair spending of wealth! RAISING THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF THE LOWER CLASSES No movement of hatred can be carried out against such rich people who invest their money in erecting factories and who keep the wealth in circulation and have an austere lifestyle. Because practically, they are rendering a service to the country. Those who are in the habit of spending more than what they earn, result in ruining the fabric of their own moral structure, they ignite fires of hatred in many hearts. Industrialists and other rich businessmen may be in limited numbers but the greater majority of people in easy-going countries consist of such corrupt officials and politicians who thrive on bribes, and help spread this scourge of bribery. The politics of such corrupt politicians is eroded and eaten up just as a worm nibbles at a straw. They exploit politics to earn money and to form blocs and groups. Their politics is used to threaten the poor and to extract revenge from their opponents. The entire direction of their politics is focused towards matters for which politics was never meant. As a result, they become oblivious of national issues and have little time to meditate 301