The Complicity Matrix

Recently, I have spent a lot of time thinking about the issue of complicity in evil. The truth is, every person on this planet is complicit in evil regardless of their intentions. This can be to a greater or lesser degree but it is the case for everyone. Systems require people to participate in them to survive. People require to participate in systems to survive. As such, there is a mutual interlocking complex of evil in which people are complicit, but also cannot escape complicity.

Here are some thoughts on the below institutions that we are complicit in, how we serve them, and what they are responsible for.

The Government

The first institution is the most obvious, the government. We contribute to the government via the mechanism of taxes (taxes on wages, pensions, VAT, etc). We also may contribute via voting for political parties (which helps to serve certain narratives about the governments, in that they are ‘legitimate’ because people ‘chose’ them). In return the evil actions that governments are involved in are endless – the most notable being wars, the arms trade (fueling foreign wars), authoritarian policies and oppression, and the promotion of allopathic medical treatments (including but not limited to vaccines) that cause harm.

Corporations

We contribute to corporations via purchasing from them. It is not just the individual purchase but also the complexities of supply chain which is behind the purchase. This drives complicity in abuse of workers and also abuse of the environment – toxic chemicals being dumped into rivers, etc.

Banks

We contribute to banks by taking out loans such as for a mortgage and paying back with interest. Savings and pension funds also contribute to banks as part of their holdings which they can use to invest. This drives complicity in both corporations and governments as banks invest in those institutions and prop them up as one of their primary functions.

Work

We contribute to work by giving our time and energy to a job in order to continue to survive in this corrupt system. The exact nature of the complicity involved will depend on the job role but could involve complicity in wars, environmental spoilage, allopathic medical harm, etc. Even if the job does not involve these specifically, the institution will be paying taxes to the government, and will be involved in supply chain.

The Media

We contribute to the media by purchasing physical media, but mainly though clicks and advertisements. The media contributes to the system by performing narrative control functions.

NGOs and Religion

People contribute their money and time to NGOs and religious organisations. While there may be local organisations that are not directly corrupt (everything is indirectly corrupt), large organisations of this type tend to be in with the official authorities and also directly corrupt (donations for earthquake relief in Haiti not going towards Haitians, for example). These institutions are involved in direct corruption with money, but also in narrative control operations.

Balancing the Books

The most dark conclusion I can draw from all this is simply that we live in a world where it is impossible to be moral, and only possible to be immoral. As such, we are always going to end up with a negative balance of good done to evil when we weigh up our lives. I see no escape from this conclusion.

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