Confucius looked at the view in Lu-liang. The waterfall hung down three hundred feet, it streamed foam for forty miles, it was a place where fish and turtles and crocodiles could no swim, but he saw one fellow swimming there. He took him for someone in trouble who wanted to die, and sent a disciple [...]
Archive for July, 2011
What is natural, maturing, and destined
Posted in Not so serious meditations, Politics on July 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The uniting features of capitalism
Posted in Capitalism on July 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“In principle, however, capitalism is an impeccably inclusive creed: it really doesn’t care who it exploits. It is admirably egalitarian in its readiness to do down just about anyone. It is prepared to rub shoulders with any old victim, however unappetizing. Most of the time, at least, it is eager to mix together as many [...]
