Swine flu

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Permalink Reply by Jasmine.green on April 28, 2009 at 8:02pm

I don't know Suvine, what if I don't want to live my life according to arrangements of capital?

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Permalink Reply by Jasmine.green on April 29, 2009 at 1:33am

I think a lot and read Russians growing up, so my writing is melancholic. But I am deeply happy. Thanks for the offer :)

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Permalink Reply by Jasmine.green on May 1, 2009 at 2:58am

you have a more concrete memory than me Suvine.
I mostly remember swirling atmospheres, apocryphal turns of phrase
My favorite opening line ever is in Notes from Underground
"I am a sick man... I am an angry man. I am an unattractive man. I think there is something wrong with my liver."

the irony! just thinking about it puts me into hysterics.

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Permalink Reply by Persephone on May 1, 2009 at 9:53am

I love that quote.

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Permalink Reply by Charles on May 1, 2009 at 2:47am

Capitalism and corporatism are the same thing these days. True capitalism doesn't exist and never will under current conditions.

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Permalink Reply by Jasmine.green on May 1, 2009 at 2:56am

hee hee, yes. atlas shrugged is social science fiction

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Permalink Reply by Charles on May 1, 2009 at 3:56am

No.

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Permalink Reply by Abhi - ThisVeryMoment on May 1, 2009 at 4:17am

Its not the word but the real time execution in practice.

Freedom & Rights must come with a sense of Responsibility.

Capitalism yes.. For excesses. But not at the cost of lives that need the minimal.

Everyone must have empowering basics: Food, Shelter, Fresh Water, Clothing, Education, Basic Health etc

That is what as a society we must to do rise above poverty, illnesses etc.

After that.. any and all luxuries and extra growth financially is based in the persons own contributions and performance.

A great outline of this is written about in Conversations with God - Book 3 - Neale Donald Walsh

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Permalink Reply by Charles on May 1, 2009 at 5:01am

I want what money can't buy: fresh air, clean water, a world without war, an end to exploitation of resources, and organic food. The very term "organic" should not even exist were it not for businesses deciding to make money off of poisons.

The people in Slumdog Millionaire were suffering precisely because of capitalism. They just happened to be on the wrong end of it until they hit the jackpot. That's how the majority of the planet lives, not like us in privileged America. This country is wealthy because of how we exploit the rest of the world's population. TV Gameshows won't save everyone.

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Permalink Reply by Jasmine.green on May 1, 2009 at 12:18pm

"I am a capitalist. I live it. Ron Paul and all the truly great americans are. Its protection of individual rights, private property ( home, mind, business).

Anything else is confinement. Get it together!"

suvine, what is this, a high-pressure appeal to follow a crowd on freedom of mind?
there is no relationship between capitalism and freedom.

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Permalink Reply by Charles on May 1, 2009 at 12:22pm

Exactly.

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Permalink Reply by Audrey on April 29, 2009 at 11:46pm

That's very interesting, Suvine. I keep telling my family that it seems like it is not that different than the regular flu...

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