Our civilization is locked in the grip of an ideology - corporatism. An ideology that denies and undermines the legitimacy of individuals as the citizen in a democracy. The particular imbalance of this ideology leads to a worship of self-interest and a denial of the public good. The practical effects on the individual are passivity and conformism in the areas that matter, and non-conformism in the areas that don't
Pessimism: A valuable protection against quackery. - John Ralston Saul
Pessimism: A valuable protection against quackery.
- John Ralston Saul
The citizen's job is to be rude - to pierce the comfort of professional intercourse by boorish expressions of doubt. - John Ralston Saul
The citizen's job is to be rude - to pierce the comfort of professional intercourse by boorish expressions of doubt.
Our civilization is locked in the grip of an ideology - corporatism. An ideology that denies and undermines the legitimacy of individuals as the citi… - John Ralston Saul
Our civilization is locked in the grip of an ideology - corporatism. An ideology that denies and undermines the legitimacy of individuals as the citi…
The acceptance of corporatism causes us to deny and undermine the legitimacy of the individual as citizen in a democracy. The result of such a denial… - John Ralston Saul
The acceptance of corporatism causes us to deny and undermine the legitimacy of the individual as citizen in a democracy. The result of such a denial…
The void in our society has been produced by the absence of values... we have no widespread belief in the value of participation. The rational system… - John Ralston Saul
The void in our society has been produced by the absence of values... we have no widespread belief in the value of participation. The rational system…
All the lessons of psychiatry, psychology, social work, indeed culture, have taught us over the last hundred years that it is the acceptance of diffe… - John Ralston Saul
All the lessons of psychiatry, psychology, social work, indeed culture, have taught us over the last hundred years that it is the acceptance of diffe…
People cannot do what they cannot think, and they cannot think what they cannot say. - John Ralston Saul
People cannot do what they cannot think, and they cannot think what they cannot say.
Ten geographers who think the world is flat will tend to reinforce each other's errors ... Only a sailor can set them straight. - John Ralston Saul
Ten geographers who think the world is flat will tend to reinforce each other's errors ... Only a sailor can set them straight.
Which is ideology? Which not? You shall know them by their assertion of truth, their contempt for considered reflection, and their fear of debate. - John Ralston Saul
Which is ideology? Which not? You shall know them by their assertion of truth, their contempt for considered reflection, and their fear of debate.
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