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Western Society Vs 3rd World (pg. 3)
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| winston |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Adam Smith didn't write a book called The Invisible Hand.
He wrote just two books in his life, Wealth of Nations and Theory of Moral Sentiments. |
and we all know adam smith was wrong...
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| Krypton |
| Anyone see a weird correlation to religion? It seems like protestant Christian countries seem to be wealthier than countries with other predominant religions. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
Anyone see a weird correlation to religion? It seems like protestant Christian countries seem to be wealthier than countries with other predominant religions. |
the correlation is with liberalism and capitalism, not religion. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
Anyone see a weird correlation to religion? It seems like protestant Christian countries seem to be wealthier than countries with other predominant religions. |
No, I never thought the protestant ethics could be related in any sense to the spirit of capitalism, but thanks for pointing it out - I can't wait to tell Max about this ;) |
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| Krypton |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
the correlation is with liberalism and capitalism, not religion. |
No PKC, the west has been blessed, that's why. |
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| Capitalizt |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
No PKC, the west has been blessed, that's why. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| haha, im surprised you liked bioshock so much since it tried to made a mockery of your (wider) ideology :p |
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| Capitalizt |
I bet it was a good place to live before the mutations started creeping up..
Andrew Ryan was a smart cookie. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| i love the UT engine. |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| I never finished that game... |
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| Capitalizt |
Part 2 is gonna be Pwnsauce..
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| d-miurge |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ania_xox
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:clown:
The "invisible hand" appears only one time in Wealth of Nations, and it's on a quasi-philosophical scale:
| quote: | | [An individual is] led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it always the worse for the society that it was not part of it. By pursuing his own interest he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. It is an affectation, indeed, not very common among merchants, and very few words need be employed in dissuading them from it. |
Which can be illustrated by another quote:
| quote: | | It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages. |
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