tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post5258846193736664816..comments2024-03-28T17:44:07.653+00:00Comments on TPQ: Revolutions And Rose-Tinted SpectaclesAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-83854614225533081582015-08-02T22:18:39.940+01:002015-08-02T22:18:39.940+01:00Thanks for the link Daithi.
...Thanks for the link Daithi.<br /> What I meant though was society as a whole. One c.e.o well meaning as he may be, isn't going to change things with a radical approach. The thing is socialism is dead in western europe so we have capitalism which is falling people. Where do we go from here? The current system left unchecked will continue to wreak Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120277877011965034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-29003394807570045402015-08-02T20:57:21.319+01:002015-08-02T20:57:21.319+01:00David, this CEO was pondering the same thing :
ht...David, this CEO was pondering the same thing :<br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/01/seattle-ceo-who-set-firm-minimum-wage-to-70g-rents-house-to-make-ends-meet/" rel="nofollow">http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/01/seattle-ceo-who-set-firm-minimum-wage-to-70g-rents-house-to-make-ends-meet/</a>DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-11043879430421551832015-08-02T15:21:33.238+01:002015-08-02T15:21:33.238+01:00Daithi,
I think it's just a lack...Daithi, <br /> I think it's just a lack of options. When capitialism has a negative effect on people's lives we erroneously put our faith in the socialist side of the establishment. It wouldn't be Sunday without a hangover. This is probably a question for another day but do you think it's possible to have a system without a centralised, monopolised, centre? Do you Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120277877011965034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-32858702223099465292015-08-02T14:03:06.941+01:002015-08-02T14:03:06.941+01:00David, no. The issue is the transition to these ty...David, no. The issue is the transition to these types of governments, after the overthrow of the old regimes. You say Socialist governments are no longer relevant, glad we agree. So why do Irishmen still devote resources to establishing one? (PS im not gonna get into a Capitalism-Socialism debate-I have a hangover...)DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-47109257956796726972015-08-02T13:19:42.961+01:002015-08-02T13:19:42.961+01:00What would the lesson be Daithi? If its the pitfa...What would the lesson be Daithi? If its the pitfalls of socialism, then I think that's been over documented. What's bringing untold misery to billions today is the consequences of elitist capitialism. Socialist governments were tyrannical but are no longer relevant, therefore no longer a danger. We should concentrate on the problems that currently face us. I don't see the point in Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120277877011965034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-65536456178956093372015-08-02T13:08:39.655+01:002015-08-02T13:08:39.655+01:00People consistently overestimate connections betwe...People consistently overestimate connections between power and ideology. An example of this would be Foucault's misplaced optimism regarding the Iranian revolution. Of course the clerics were going to grab dictatorial power, if they could. They owed their dominant positions within their own (religious) groups to their "ideology"; the "ideology" served their pre-eminence, Ramon the Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12405263818936229754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-4727157068344649032015-08-02T09:51:49.030+01:002015-08-02T09:51:49.030+01:00This is an excellent article, the detail is fantas...This is an excellent article, the detail is fantastic. There is a lesson here for every Republican anti-GFA group here too.DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.com