Saul, where do you get such ideas about CEOs and capitalists? I became a CEO in the late 20th century, and I took my primary job not to be to sustain but to GROW, and do it in a hurry.
Even a term like "market share" is ambiguous baloney. To me, the most ingenious entrepreneurs are the one who find new markets, increase the number of people who buy not just the product of a given company but of a given industry. As for the Lenin quote, he would employ any lie he could think of because he had to move his followers to murder. Not easy, that. He's flat wrong to imply that no capitalist is capable of self-sacrifice. It makes me glum to think there are people who believe universal statements like that. On Aug 25, 2012, at 8:32 AM, saul ostrow wrote: > We are no longer speak of capitalists, - CEO are not the same as the great > financiers of the 19t and early 20th century - who built things - the CEO's > primary job is to sustain market share and profit - Today, we speak of > corporations, and conglomerates, which are dispersed entities committed to > their self-preservation and ability to wield power and influence over others > > On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 6:23 AM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of >> lifting himself up by his own bootstraps. >> Vladimir Lenin< >> http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/v/vladimirle165591.html> >> >> Read more at >> >> http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/bootstraps.html#xSTDw4mGIcx4huLi.9 9 >> >> > > > -- > S a u l O s t r o w > > > *Critical Voices* > 21STREETPROJECTS > 162 West 21 St > NYC, NY 10011 > [email protected]
