Miles Jackson wrote:
>If I were the Minister of Propaganda, that's the narrative I'd
>link to socialism: public resources like roads, libraries, and
>health care are analogous to many family and volunteer activities.
>We pool our resources and work together for our mutual benefit.
>Given that virtually no one in our society wants to replace
>the existing family and religious institutions with capitalist
>relations (e.g., all breastfeeding as a commodified service),
>linking up the ethos of socialism to that of the family is
>effective propaganda. It's a simple idea, and it's congruent
>with core American values.
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Not entirely. If the "family" you're creating/nurturing/protecting is
just an American family that has the right to meet its needs ahead of
other "families," .....
We'd still be in Iraq, protecting our "family's" interests. etc. We're either a human family -- or we aren't anything much.
So far as economics is concerned I would argue that "sharing" is the most efficient way to go.
Joanna
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