[lbo-talk] Fwd: Jeremy Rifkin: The European Dream

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

Tully:
> I think the one leads to the other, that the every-man-for-himself
> attitude in the US leads to crime (a risk) at all class levels in our
> society and thus the need to protect ourselves from becoming its
> victim.  Is there anywhere in Europe where violent or white collar
> crime is as high as it is here?  Do the sidewalks in many European
> cities roll up at sunset?  Do European news broadcasts devote a
> quarter of their time discussing the most sensational local crimes or
> other fear-mongering tactics?  I doubt it.
> 

I agree, it is in the dysfunctional nature of the US society and
institutions, not in the genes :).  The point I was making was simply that
Rifkin was wrong factually, and - as your argument above shows - the
statement in question is inconsistent with the other assertion he makes in
the article - individualism.  

Wojtek