[lbo-talk] Kees van der Pijl

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Thu Jun 26 16:29:34 PDT 2003


On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Doug Henwood wrote:


> Am I totally corrupted that I find a lot to recommend this "good
> life"? I understand that much of the world's population doesn't enjoy
> anything like it, but one reason I'm a socialist is because I think
> more people should. It's a bit hard to find his point here.
>
> Doug

Most people tend to believe that the life they have been enculturated into is the "good life"; that's not unique to commie residents of NYC. This is almost inevitable, because the values we use to judge something "good" depend on our socialization, not some universal rational standards. (Unless you're a hypereducated philosopher/lawyer who has spent mountains of time pondering moral philosophy texts.)

Miles



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