[MD] Collectivism vs. Individualism

[Ian Glendinning]

And that's a beauty Gav.
Ian

On 8/12/08, gav <gav_gc at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> "those that find ugly meanings in beautiful things, these are corrupt without being charming, this is a fault" wilde
>
>
> --- On Tue, 12/8/08, Platt Holden <plattholden at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > 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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