[MD] Collectivism vs. Individualism

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--- On Tue, 12/8/08, Platt Holden <plattholden at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Platt Holden <plattholden at gmail.com>
> Subject: [MD] Collectivism vs. Individualism
> To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
> Received: Tuesday, 12 August, 2008, 10:21 PM
> Hi All,
> 
> David Brooks, the NYTimes columnist, has written another
> beauty. Entitled 
> "Harmony and the Dream" the article provides
> insight into the ongoing 
> debate here about the individual vs. the collective,
> intellect vs. society. 
> Brooks confirms the feeling I got while watching the
> opening ceremonies of 
> the olympics -- a feeling of horror as thousands of human
> beings were 
> forced to become mindless robots. Brooks' last line is
> particularly 
> compelling. Summing up collectivism he says, "It's
> certainly a useful 
> ideology for aspiring autocrats."
> 
> The column appears in today"s NYTimes at:
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/opinion/12brooks.html?hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx
> =1218542584-Bc6z1ynB7ux5Y4jScbQvlQ
> 
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