Actually, i think Lady Gaga is very clever, and a brilliant actor and self publicist (or marketer, or celebrity); not so much the music, maybe a few year ago :). And her business managers are a veritable money mint.
Interesting point you make about debt; in business, debt is a sign of good health if its used to fund growth (productive). In politics, not so good (consumptive); but in politics, debt obligations are a result of social obligations minus tax receipts; so at least the intention is good (presumably). Finance and money markets do seem to play a disproportionate role in our lives, but for good or bad? They do provide the fuel for creating aggregate wealth which (presumably) makes us all better off. Hey, dont give up on politics; just demand more. On Jun 7, 8:25 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Because of debt, obviously, but also because of the false role the > financial instiutions/markets play with our economy. I can't think of > a nation or empire that lasted very long with an empty treasury. > Perhaps we are another example of Marx- alienation and fetishism. Lady > Gaga, anyone? She's enormously popular but to me she looks like she > belongs in a Diane Arbus photo exhibit. Anyway, that would be a > discussion of worth and value and America has been sort of a > dreamscape for the opportunistic- good or bad. I'm not sure I have > expectations about politics anymore. > > On Jun 6, 10:53 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I think political philosophy (philosophy in general, actually) is good > > food for the mind; enjoy... > > > Why do governments and budgets/business seem bankrupt to you? Are you > > benchmarking them against some expectation set you might hold? > > > On Jun 6, 12:21 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I am just starting a section on political philosophy in my reading so > > > I am not up to it...yet! I did learn I am not a Hedonist, a Cynic, or > > > Stoic and my Christian background is tattered or a lovely quilt > > > depending on one's point of view. > > > > The remark is cleverly put since government and budgets/business seem > > > bankrupt to me. But what do I know? > > > > On Jun 6, 6:09 am, paradox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > A friend said to me the other day "The sole difference between > > > > Politics and Business is one of Currency"; initially, i thought that > > > > this might be a simplification too far, and unduly cynical perhaps > > > > (though i dont believe he meant it in a perjorative sense); yet, the > > > > more i think about it, the more difficult it is for me to refute. > > > > > Any thoughts?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
