Posted by alexandra_k on November 6, 2005, at 21:17:06
In reply to Re: Sorry Dinah, posted by alexandra_k on November 6, 2005, at 21:07:57
is it the 'american individualism' bit that is problematic???
i thought... that was a view that most people in america endorsed. really. that that was a fair statement of the (abstractly considered) american 'party line' (if that makes sense)
that...
people should just be left to make their own way
survival of the fittest if you like
and that elimination of the unsuccessful...
was just a consequence of that:
you are free to make your own way
philosophy.i thought...
most people in the us were fairly happy with that
fairly proud of that
not unanimously, of course
but generally speakingit is just that everybody is not equally placed to start with...
and people do not have equal opportunities in virtue of that...
and thus a consequence of that is that ones financial position is not an accurate reflection of how hard one has worked for things.maybe i best... just shut up.
sorry.
poster:alexandra_k
thread:574039
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