[lbo-talk] Liberal Intellectuals and the Coordinator Class

Bill Bartlett billbartlett at aapt.net.au
Wed Jul 11 17:34:45 PDT 2007


At 12:19 PM -0400 11/7/07, Doug Henwood wrote:


>On Jul 11, 2007, at 10:39 AM, Bill Bartlett wrote:
>
>> Wage labour, more or less, it seems to me.
>
>You mean, no dole? Heavens, Bill, what would you do?
>
>Really - do you think a just society should allow some people to
>coast by on the labor of others?

Definitely. Most definitely. You would too if you weren't so thoroughly indoctrinated with the Protestant work ethic.

In the end you see, it is only that kind of freedom which leads to great social innovation and creativity. Why do you think Tayssir's bosses provide such conditions, for example?

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



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