Yoshie Furuhashi:
> I'm no supporter of what is called "participatory economy" as
> explained by Albert & Hahnel, but the more people "opt out" of
> politics in general, the less democratic a society becomes. Before
> we may create a society beyond alienated labor (be it in a Marxist or
> subjective sense of "alienation"), we have to overcome the political
> free rider problem. By political free riders I mean those who want
> to enjoy fruits of political participation (e.g., union organizing,
> feminist organizing, environmentalist organizing, anti-war
> organizing, etc.) without spending time, energy, etc. on political
> work to produce such fruits.
I would be perfectly happy to have lots of free riders as long as the desired journey took place.
-- Gordon