tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post8753959052247651293..comments2023-10-24T11:03:41.388-05:00Comments on ladypoverty: 8.J.R. Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09076895859826581960noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-49352521192583866742010-06-13T19:21:13.495-05:002010-06-13T19:21:13.495-05:00This might be diagonal to this post, but I recentl...This might be diagonal to this post, but I recently read this blog post that posits a strike against media commodities as one method to short-circuit consumer capitalism. http://qlipoth.blogspot.com/2010/06/enhanced-techniques.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-22981666167516280612010-06-09T15:16:28.972-05:002010-06-09T15:16:28.972-05:00I don't think we can find "justice" ...I don't think we can find "justice" in any one place, but rather as a trend which happens <i>across</i> social experiences. So we have to be able to identify what we want to endorse in any given situation, in order to promote it, because it is always likely to be in conflict with some competing tendency. It's not like there is some a priori situation in which you are less likely to have to confront injustice -- like if we all "believe" in justice or something.<br /><br />I hope this makes sense.JRBhttp://ladypoverty.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461044.post-5201702299623473112010-06-09T14:57:54.779-05:002010-06-09T14:57:54.779-05:00I think this is one problem/struggle I have: I am...I think this is one problem/struggle I have: I am not sure I value "traditionalism" that much, Most traditional societies offer their own kinds of injustices, the teen girl raped by the entire village because her brother was seen with a girl of an inappropriate caste, the witch trials, etc. So...I have no answer, even as acknowldge your insights on the nature of consumerism.Brian Mnoreply@blogger.com