On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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.
You did not say that he just "liked money". You said that "I believe Murdoch...align[s] himself with whomever can increase his profit margin." You also said that "Everything I know about the man...points to a man ... driven entirely by money." "I like money" is not an ideology. "Every thing I do is based on its ability to increase my wealth" is an ideology - particularly if it includes the corollary that "everything you do should also be based on increasing your wealth". That is the ideology underlying free-market capitalism. To the extent you are right in your conclusions about Murdoch, he is an economic conservative in the same way that Michael Corelone was an economic conservative (although I think it was Don Barzini who said "after all, we are not communists"). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
