Capitalism has already failed. Climate change/enviro collapse will be blamed on it, and it will die. We're just living in its twilight. It's not precisely about profit, it's about civilization level collapse.
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capitalism is a great way of doing things, but it explicitly lacks the ability to self-regulate (despite what libertarians think), and if it "wins" by getting rid of or buying up those alternatives which do regulate it, it destroys its own ability to survive.
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It can continue by burning off population. JBP's appeal to men seems simple: men are useless except for war or heavy construction. Women perhaps less likely to strike (at least violently).
Fredrick Jameson says if you want socialism, join the army. He wants everyone in the army.
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Men are not useless, though. Not even remotely.
We have stamina, emotional resilience and a number of other things far in excess of women (yes, on average).
There is no shortage of onerous tasks outside of war or construction that men are well-adapted to. It's a bait-&-switch.
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Instead of engaging with the fact that we have no idea how to socialize men to take responsibility for their lives in a healthy, positive way, he pivots...
... onto the notion that it is a lot of Very Traditional and Definitely Essential values that's causing the problem.
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Did I miss something? JBP pushes the message that pairing up men w/women is the way to socialize men. Otherwise men would just make constant war on each other.
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I'm getting a bit fatigued, but I'm thinking about posting something longer form than this.
It's about time I wrote something positive instead of my usual complaining blog posts.
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My follow-through has been historically poor, but I'll send it along if I finish it.
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Big family outing tomorrow. Time to hit the hay. Have a good one.
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Thanks for a good discussion. See you around.