[lbo-talk] Capitalism and Religious Fundamentalism

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Thu Jun 21 12:28:37 PDT 2007


joanna wrote:
>
> The free market is a dizzying fall and endless confusion for all but the
> real upper crust.
>
> Fundamentalism gives you a secure and comforting straightjacket and
> relives you of the torment of choice.

The phrase, "torment of choice," represents the complete triumph of capitalist ideology. Nothing is more crucial to the continued existence of capitalism than the superstitious belief that "choice" is good in itself. The great Epic of Capitalism, Paradise Lost, is built upon this rock: Choice makes us human. To deny choice is to fail in one's humanity.

Carrol



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