August 2011
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“Isolation is a self-defeating dream.”
– Carlos Salinas de Gortari
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“About a third of my cases are suffering from no clinically definable neurosis,...”
– Carl Gustav Jung
Notes Towards a Socialism for the Times →
An excellent piece by Alan Sears regarding the future of socialism after the triumph of neoliberalism.
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The Global Sociology Blog: Wealth Inequality for... →
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Thanks to VeganProf for mentioning this one to me:
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As I have mentioned before on this topic, this is hegemonic triumph: cultural belief in equal opportunity, a moralistic view of social inequality and…
“I think maybe I’m just a victim of movies, y’know? That I have some completely...”
– Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’s Original Script (via 52hearts)
While I would guess that this quote refers to romantic relationships, given the context of the movie, is it not true of all social relationships? Is that not ideology?
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fuckyeahphilosophy:
How many Marxists does it take to change a lightbulb? None. The lightbulb contains the seeds of its own revolution.
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The Fallacy of Good Grades →
To succeed in the 21st Century, students need a multitude of abilities that go beyond internal character and reading, math, and science skills. Today’s young adults must be able to adapt to change, problem-solve, innovate, and manage large quantities of knowledge. To do so, they must learn to think critically about complex issues. How do we test critical thinking in schools? We don’t. In fact,...
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“A vast sector of modern advertising… does not appeal to reason but to emotion;...”
– Erich Fromm (via commondense)
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““The problem for everyone is that it is very difficult to insulate oneself from...”
– The World Consequences of U.S. Decline | Immanuel Wallerstein (via globalsociology)
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The Global Sociology Blog: In Which Sociology... →
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No, really (via Lisa Wade), which disciplines improve cognitive skills and critical thinking (read the whole thing for methodology and controls before screaming other variables)?
“The gains came in clusters. At the top was sociology, with an average gain of just over 0.6 standard…
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“He’s quite accurate. Most oppression succeeds because its legitimacy is...”
– Liberating mind from orthodoxies - Noam Chomsky (via noam-chomsky)
Anonymous asked: what is the difference between liberalism and conservativism?
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Warren Buffett on tax increases for the wealthy. →
What I find interesting about Buffett’s recent lobbying for higher taxes on the wealthy, is that most people find this to be some sort of altruistic act, something that Buffett is doing for the benefit of the American people. While this may be the case, practically speaking (he may be a very nice individual, I wouldn’t know), Buffett is also a capitalist, meaning that he intends to...
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“One of the first things that disappears when considering disturbances such as...”
– Letters: Sociologists’ offer to unravel the riots | UK news | The Guardian (via globalsociology)
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“But it is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968). “The Other America.”
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“My idea is that healthcare should be at a certain level, like water and...”
– Slavoj Zizek (via azspot)
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“There is one common account which can perhaps be disposed of here; the view that...”
– Thomas Nagel, The Possibility of Altruism, p. 80 (footnote #1). (via newleft)
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“the state should be thought of not simply as a series of institutions and...”
– Saul Newman, The Politics of Postanarchism (2010: p. 169-170)
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Iceland's On-going Revolution →
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