On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 11:38 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > "a man without any ideology, driven entirely by money" is a > contradiction though; values dominated by maximizing profit *is* an > ideology
I'll check with a friend of mine who is working on his PhD in philosophy, but I'd dispute the claim that "I like money" is an ideology. My friendly MacBook's dictionary defines the word as "a system of ideas and ideals, esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy." My observations of the man, which I concede are far from complete, lead me to believe Murdoch will adopt all ideas and ideals that he deems profitable, and align himself with no specific economic or political theory. And if the winds change direction, he has no system to reject in favor of another... he just goes with the metaphorical flow. > When people say this about Murdoch and some other putative conservatives, I > think what they really mean is that Murdoch is not a "values" (IOW, > religious, moralistic) conservative, and maybe not a "neo" (IOW, > US-centric and hyper-militarist foreign policy). They mean more that > he is an economic, free market conservative. Again, I think he is considered an economic conservative now, only because that approach to the economy has led to profit. Given the downturn in the economy, people are now commenting that Murdoch is changing his approach, which would seem to support my take on the guy. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
