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Affects of capitalist ideology
on the psychology ...Forever Becomingnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497333598465035059.post-42771394032841438682009-12-12T21:40:56.393Z2009-12-12T21:40:56.393ZI a truly democratic system, a society has to main...I a truly democratic system, a society has to maintain a sort of balance between individuals' desire to obtain the maximum for themselves and a general consensus that defines the limits beyond which such desires are no longer acceptable.<br /><br />But extremely few people are really concerned by others' needs. <br /><br />The same applies in the political domain. Those whose task it is to watch over the general well-being often see their mission as a <b>career</b>, at the centre of which their own person occupies pride of place. <br /><br />Under such conditions, it's difficult for them to disregard the immediate term - especially their own popularity - and consider what would be best for everyone's good in the long term.<br /><br />[Matthieu Ricard]<br /><i>The Monk and the Philosopher</i>, p.226Forever Becominghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704161085555691475noreply@blogger.com