The only dominance of the market: periodic purges and smothers

Shana 2022-04-21 09:01:41

The plot was a little thin, and the consciousness of resistance came too quickly. In addition to jealousy, other evils can go deeper.

"If the market mechanism is allowed to be the sole guide to man's destiny, his natural environment, and even the amount and use of his purchasing power, then it will lead to the destruction of society. Because the so-called commodity "labor" cannot be pushed around It cannot be used indiscriminately, or even discarded, otherwise it will affect the life of individual human beings as the carrier of this special commodity. When the market system disposes of human labor, it also disposes of attached The physical, psychological, and moral 'human' of this logo. Deprived of the protective layer of cultural institutions, the members of the human race will perish in the resulting social exposure; they will die of evil, depravity , social dislocation caused by crime and famine. The natural world will be reduced to its basic elements, neighborhoods and rural landscapes will be destroyed, rivers will be polluted, military security will be threatened, the production of food and raw materials will be Capacity will also be destroyed. Finally, market control of purchasing power will periodically purge and stifle commercial enterprises, for which the volatility of the money supply will produce as great a catastrophe as floods and droughts do to primitive societies. ". . Harvey, A Brief History of Neoliberalism

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  • Mary Sandin: You just gave our son a gun. You wanna tell me what the hell we're doing?

    James Sandin: We're gonna fight.

  • Mary Sandin: We are gonna play the rest of this night out in motherfucking peace. Does anyone have a problem with that?