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Originally posted by dgs212: But how does one reconcile this, the most basic of truths, with the near total support for state-capitalism, not just among CEOs, but among the genral populace? I mean, these are the people being screwed, all while giving the thumbs up to their screwers. Is it simply that enough people are doing well enough individually to overlook the more dramatic global outlook? That is, "I've got my HDTV, the rest of the world is not my problem." Aside from the obvious callousness, this fails to take into account the fact that we are a global society, and the world's problems are everyone's problems. |
It may be a basic truth but that doesn't mean we have to like it or accept it. We can only judge by our actions. So uhhhh... fight the power!
Actually I think it is quite clear that drastic action, such as the invasion of Iraq would never have happened without the recent terrorist attacks in the US. Of course taking such pre-emptive active carries its own grave dangers.