It seems that somewhere along the line we, as humans, have lost our religion…the one where we embrace some god or another……it has been embraced by the love of greed and money.
This press is of an English article from the Guardian……but it speaks pretty much to most of the world……
The long read: Its moral code promises salvation, its high priests uphold their orthodoxy. But perhaps too many of its doctrines are taken on faith.
Although England has an established church, few of us today pay it much mind. We follow an even more powerful religion, around which we have oriented our lives: economics. Think about it. Economics offers a comprehensive doctrine with a moral code promising adherents salvation in this world; an ideology so compelling that the faithful remake whole societies to conform to its demands. It has its gnostics, mystics and magicians who conjure money out of thin air, using spells such as “derivative” or “structured investment vehicle”. And, like the old religions it has displaced, it has its prophets, reformists, moralists and above all, its high priests who uphold orthodoxy in the face of heresy.
Source: How economics became a religion | John Rapley | News | The Guardian
Good article. I read a review of the book it is taken from recently. It was well-liked, but the subject matter is a little to dry for me to read in depth.
Best wishes, Pete.
I have the book on my buy list for later this year….economics is not something that I read often either…LOl chuq
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Thinking back to the 1980 Flash Gordon movie: “Hail Consumerism!”
Consumerism, as an adjunct to Trickle Down Mythology, now touted by The Righteous Ones–no, not the Righteous Brothers, is now dubbed “Dynamic Scoring.” But, it still waddles like a fat-assed duck! Here, Donald!
Crap by another name is still crap, huh? chuq
At least the movie had a (very, very) little Sci-, before the fiction. With the Supply-Siders, we get only Fiction, and everyone knows who gets trickled upon!
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Thanx for the invite….I will follow you and your posts should appear in my Reader….chuq
Thank you very much! As always all comments on the work published is invaluable!
Do you know about Land value Tax theory of Henry George? chuq
Sounds intriguing, let us know what the theory is, and we will incorporate it into a future blog!
Here is a modern take on it…..it is for the UK in this article……chuq
https://www.io-a.com/case-land-value-tax/?platform=hootsuite
This link is much appreciated! The opening paragraph sounds interesting
Enjoy the read….chuq
Thanx for the inclusion…I appreciate your time….chuq