For there is a difference between class envy and class struggle. The former is rooted in the popular antipathy towards the rich on account of their wealth; the latter, meanwhile, targets the system that makes some people rich by making others poor. Envy can lead to struggle. But it doesn't have to.
"The sovereignty you have over your work will inspire far more people than the actual content ever will." - Gaping Void
Monday, October 26, 2009
Gary Younge :
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Matt Taibbi :
To the rest of the world, the brazenness of the theft — coupled with the conspicuousness of the government's inaction — clearly demonstrates that the American capital markets are a crime in progress. To those of us who actually live here, however, the news is even worse. We're in a place we haven't been since the Depression: Our economy is so completely fucked, the rich are running out of things to steal.