On the Post-WWII Consensus
...and the Invisible Economy we Must Now Move Beyond w/o Losing Democracy or Falling into the Trap of Neo-Feudalism
btw - It ain't Lexus Populi, Suprema Rex
Public luxury is the supreme law (utilitarianism) on a scale from Necessity, to Convenience, to Luxury in the measure of the Satisfaction of Desire (GDP)
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As materialism and selfishness rules the day in the era of the Felon.
...and may it forever remain so!
btw - where's your begging bowl? I'm sure you subsist entirely on donations. Got a Peter Thiel Pay Pal account that I can send contribution to?
Blimey. A conservative quoting the original Moonbat. I'll have to watch it...
Kind of a waste of time... he adds nothing to the original...
I rather prefer Monbiot decrying neoliberalism and then proposing MORE neoliberalism as the cure/ solution. He's totally ignoring the 4th commodification of capitalism, Information.
@ ~28:00 in the video. The communist answer should actually be: "Salus Populi, Suprema Lex Esto"
Health, not Luxury should be the goal.
Socrates' ideal, not Glaucon's "fevered heat" luxury society from Plato's "Republic".
Socrates and Glaucon discuss how adding such comforts creates a desire for more and more, ultimately leading to a city that is not just "feverish" but also unhealthy and unsustainable. This is in contrast to the "healthy" or "true city" which focuses on basic necessities and self-sufficiency.
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