Posted by alexandra_k on November 28, 2005, at 16:59:10
In reply to Re: just one more... » Dinah, posted by alexandra_k on November 28, 2005, at 16:05:17
and it frightens me.
because of what it can lead to
acceptance of the status quo
justification of the status quobut to feel too guilty about the choices we make as individuals...
is ultimately unproductive
we simply HAVE to repress the knowledge of how many children die in third world countries every minute
we simply HAVE to repress the knowledge that that i-pod, that CD, that TV, that car, that therapy session could meet feed however many hungry children.
We simply HAVE to or we wouldn't be able to function
The guilt would paralyse us
We can't do it.But what that leads to...
Is the same thing happening at the level of the rich
The same thing happening where Bill Gates could meet the basic needs of a small country...
But does not think on it.
Or manages to rationalise some justification as to how the greater good actually requires him not to,
Manages to repress the knowledge that this is actually something that he could doAnd same with current administration
Rebuilding New Orleans
Minimum Wage
Welfare
EducationWhat do those things matter when compared to building the best nukes
Oil
Economic growth
building rockets to the moonSurvival of the fittest
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