Posted on January 26, 2009 by K. M.
In a comment on my previous post “History is not the case against collectivism”, Mark asked
I also just realized, that a system/ideal can be judged from a moral standpoint separately from a history: then is it possible for an ideology that is inferior from a moral standpoint to actually succeed in history?
The question is important enough [...]
Filed under: Concepts | Tagged: Capitalism, China, Collectivism, Communism, Economics, History, Ideals, Ideology, Politics, Socialism, Success, System | 4 Comments »
Posted on January 18, 2009 by K. M.
In an analysis of a newspaper article by David Brooks on China and collectivism, Mark writes
When we consider criticisms of Collectivism, we almost automatically associate it with the past experiences of Communism, Socialism, and Fascism, and how the societies based on these collectivist systems we’ve seen have either failed or stagnated.
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Taleb calls history a fallacy [...]
Filed under: Concepts, Media articles | Tagged: China, Collectivism, Communism, David Brooks, Egalitarianism, History, Individualism, Morality, Politics | 6 Comments »
Posted on August 14, 2008 by K. M.
In a guest article in The Times of India, New York Times columnist David Brooks writes1
“The world can be divided in many ways — rich and poor, democratic and authoritarian — but one of the most striking is the divide between the societies with an individualist mentality and the ones with a collectivist mentality … You can [...]
Filed under: Concepts, Media articles | Tagged: American Dream, China, Collectivism, East, Individualism, West | 6 Comments »
