: JJ: The rest is good, though. I grew up in a lower-third income family myself and feel much of what you have voiced.
: Qx: What the hell is that? Are you of working class origins or not?Yes, so what. Social class goes far beyond the simplistic 'wage relation' theses; make no mistake such worker/capitalist analysis simply is based upon your individual value judgements and opinions and not some objective, self-evident standard.
: JJ: Problem is, our values and culture are screwed up and no economic system is going to change taht.
: Qx: So you advocate giving up and then ingratiating yourself with Public Choice Theory. Just great.
You're presuming some objective moral standard. Public Choice Theory is a descriptive analysis of how people act in pursuing their own standards of value. Again, fully admit taht I moralize based upon my particular viewpoint, and you do the exact same thing. The difference is I fully admit that I come from a particular viewpoint while you don't.
: JJ: Only by living our lives in accord with sound moral judgement as individuals responsible to ourselves, others, and society in general will things turn out allright.
: Qx: Sounds like a bit of collectivist ethos mixed in with a dash of millenial anxiety. Existentialists would refer to this as "living in bad faith". Best of luck in your next re-incarnation.
Well, I don't truck with existentialism. It's the radical individualist offshoot of Hegelianism. Again, as I posted further up the board, you seem to have seriously difficulty following a conversation. Maybe you could brush up on your reading comprehension.
