Don't forget to show your support and buy Little Patriot diapers
Why not capitalize on the death of thousands of people. Let’s empathize for a moment with a sappy patriot ad and then go shopping to show our support and solidarity. Capitalism makes me sick.
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commie! i obviously can’t blame ya. does anyone know how successful ebay has been with their 9/11 boycott (for lack of a better word)? are wtc artifacts back up for sale? at least we’re go for a missle defense shield! yaaaay. er, life is peachy.
well.. we all need to do our part to Keep America Rolling™, right? I’m just really comforted by the fact the Lays Brand Potato chips along with Dr. Scholls Brand Foot Pads are doing everything they can to make us know that their hearts go out to the victims, so buy their products.
Nice one, Kev… To the original poster — I’ll take the bait and play devil’s advocate. If capitalism is so disdainful to you, what’s your proposed solution? What socio-economic model would you rather our nation adopt?
Dear Devil’s Advocate,
There is a notion that capitalism is somehow natural and that the accumulation of wealth and material objects is not only desirable, but is also the way to happiness. Even under the most idealistic capitalist models, there will always be a hierarchical power structure, with those that possess the most capital being at the top. Not all power structures are inherently bad, such as those of the parents and children, but they must all be justified.
What I would rather see, and I admit it is somewhat idealistic given current popular views, is something along the lines of anarcho-socialism. I think that Chomsky sums it very succinctly.
“The task for a modern industrial society is to achieve what is now technically realizable, namely, a society which is really based on free voluntary participation of people who produce and create, live their lives freely within institutions they control, and with limited hierarchical structures, possibly none at all.”
While it has never been tested and it potentially has flaws, none of the socio-economic systems to date have been flawless either. Capitalism is easily turning out to be one of the most broadly oppressive economic models ever. Other models such as Stalinist/Maoist Communism, feudalism, fascism etc., have also failed all because they were based on hierarchical power structures. The model that I tend to lean towards eliminates most power structures. It’s all debatable, but as I see it, this is the only appealing social-economic system. In a hypothetical world its easy to prove success, but nothing can be proven until it is tested.
Sincerely,
Colin
Dear Colin,
Devil’s Advocates do not necessarily espouse the ethos contrary to your own.
That said, the book Creative Company by Andy Law may be of interest to you. It details a shift away from hierarchical management in Chiat/Day to a flat system where everyone working at the new agency (St. Luke’s) received the same salary and the same say in the company’s direction.
Thanks, I will check that book out.
commie! i obviously can’t blame ya. does anyone know how successful ebay has been with their 9/11 boycott (for lack of a better word)? are wtc artifacts back up for sale? at least we’re go for a missle defense shield! yaaaay. er, life is peachy.
well.. we all need to do our part to Keep America Rolling, right? I’m just really comforted by the fact the Lays Brand Potato chips along with Dr. Scholls Brand Foot Pads are doing everything they can to make us know that their hearts go out to the victims, so buy their products.
Nice one, Kev… To the original poster — I’ll take the bait and play devil’s advocate. If capitalism is so disdainful to you, what’s your proposed solution? What socio-economic model would you rather our nation adopt?
Dear Devil’s Advocate,
There is a notion that capitalism is somehow natural and that the accumulation of wealth and material objects is not only desirable, but is also the way to happiness. Even under the most idealistic capitalist models, there will always be a hierarchical power structure, with those that possess the most capital being at the top. Not all power structures are inherently bad, such as those of the parents and children, but they must all be justified.
What I would rather see, and I admit it is somewhat idealistic given current popular views, is something along the lines of anarcho-socialism. I think that Chomsky sums it very succinctly.
The task for a modern industrial society is to achieve what is now technically realizable, namely, a society which is really based on free voluntary participation of people who produce and create, live their lives freely within institutions they control, and with limited hierarchical structures, possibly none at all.
While it has never been tested and it potentially has flaws, none of the socio-economic systems to date have been flawless either. Capitalism is easily turning out to be one of the most broadly oppressive economic models ever. Other models such as Stalinist/Maoist Communism, feudalism, fascism etc., have also failed all because they were based on hierarchical power structures. The model that I tend to lean towards eliminates most power structures. Its all debatable, but as I see it, this is the only appealing social-economic system. In a hypothetical world its easy to prove success, but nothing can be proven until it is tested.
Sincerely,
Colin
Dear Colin,
Devil’s Advocates do not necessarily espouse the ethos contrary to your own.
That said, the book Creative Company by Andy Law may be of interest to you. It details a shift away from hierarchical management in Chiat/Day to a flat system where everyone working at the new agency (St. Luke’s) received the same salary and the same say in the company’s direction.
Thanks, I will check that book out.