the phrase that jumps to mind is "they kill by proxy." which has antisemitic associations since it was so often unfairly leveled against jews.
thorstein veblen had it figured out. early humans followed the alpha male hunters until the beta males (and others) noticed that if you had the goods to pretend to be a hunter, the tribe would foll…
the phrase that jumps to mind is "they kill by proxy." which has antisemitic associations since it was so often unfairly leveled against jews.
thorstein veblen had it figured out. early humans followed the alpha male hunters until the beta males (and others) noticed that if you had the goods to pretend to be a hunter, the tribe would follow you. so the hoarders trumped the hunters (hard to imagine, but it happened). we're still dealing with the fallout today.
best not to comply with either hunters or hoarders. each has his own agenda and it's not yours
I finished that, having read Theory of the Leisure Class in college, and have started An Inquiry into the Nature of Peace and the Terms of its Perpetuation, a series of essays from late WW-1 and just after.
I read the last chapter and the introduction, but there is no easy answer within, as long as supranational entities can lend to nations to prosecute war, I fear.
Michael Hudson covers that well.
A question recently arose regarding your age, on another blog. I thought you were a boomer, enjoying live music, but I'll inquire now, and are you on the "Joelist"?
the phrase that jumps to mind is "they kill by proxy." which has antisemitic associations since it was so often unfairly leveled against jews.
thorstein veblen had it figured out. early humans followed the alpha male hunters until the beta males (and others) noticed that if you had the goods to pretend to be a hunter, the tribe would follow you. so the hoarders trumped the hunters (hard to imagine, but it happened). we're still dealing with the fallout today.
best not to comply with either hunters or hoarders. each has his own agenda and it's not yours
Veblen is an interesting writer, sly and subtle humor, and easier to read than Marx.
dr. john, are you enjoying theory of business enterprise? :)
I finished that, having read Theory of the Leisure Class in college, and have started An Inquiry into the Nature of Peace and the Terms of its Perpetuation, a series of essays from late WW-1 and just after.
I read the last chapter and the introduction, but there is no easy answer within, as long as supranational entities can lend to nations to prosecute war, I fear.
Michael Hudson covers that well.
A question recently arose regarding your age, on another blog. I thought you were a boomer, enjoying live music, but I'll inquire now, and are you on the "Joelist"?