<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV>The danger of individualism is that it asserts that a) people express their "self" through making choices aimed at satisfying desires, an activity which is seen as a hallmark of the existence; and b) the fundamental unit of reality is the individual.  This atomization of society through the attachment to desire can never lead to a decrease in suffering or the establishment of a class consciousness.<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>