i have to say this all makes a hell of a lot of sense and is a perspective i've failed to appreciate or even access in my own private ruminations on these kind of topics. i'm confused as to the the...
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i have to say this all makes a hell of a lot of sense and is a perspective i've failed to appreciate or even access in my own private ruminations on these kind of topics. i'm confused as to the the...
@ renton, so do you think the top-heavy distribution of wealth which capitalist systems create is going to alleviate enough of the world's poverty and raise the overall quality of life adequately for...
yah the labor government here in aus instated a carbon tax some time last year. people hated it, that government didn't survive the next election - the conservative "liberals" got in, i'm pretty sure...
hmm i guess i was referring to number 2 on the google definition list of "utilitarian": "relating to or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism". of course whether or not that doctrine is worth a...
thanks for taking the time. i figured that the bangladeshi worker example would be viewed in a positive light by proponents of laissez faire capitalism. and if it could be proven to me that this...
yeah i'm certainly far under-qualified and over-liquored to be participating in this discussion. sorry for the derail. i need to install a breathalyzer on my computer.
lol guess i've become the poster-boy for the dumb lefitst folk renton was seeking to avoid. ah well, at least i'm learnin'
this honestly baffles me. please answer these questions:
- do you believe that, say, US-owned clothing companies which decide to set up factories in bangladesh are motivated by personal...
these are all relatively new ideas to me, and i'd need to mull them over a bit before i could really continue discussing this with you. fwiw, i'm certain your understanding of this topic is far...
let me rephrase: "i agree it is true in an economic game-theory sense, and also in reality because this is our current economic paradigm"...
that's kind of my point. you say we are commodities and...
i think the bolded part is contentious in this context. i understand perfectly what you mean, and i agree it is true in an economic game-theory sense. but the majority of anti-capitalist-folk...