New York Times runs opinion piece praising China's version of "freedom"

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[–]djhdlkguhaeil 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

This is a problem with the educated class. The more retarded an idea you can justify with a wide vocabulary and references to dead academics and poorly conceived studies the better your career will be when writing for these rags.

[–]StillLessons 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The more disconnected a person is from needing to produce genuine value to survive, the more insane the ideas that person will be open to accepting. The result is the ruling oligarchy. Many of them actually believe the shit they spout. If that doesn't scare us, I don't know what will.

[–]whereswhat 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The more disconnected a person is from needing to produce genuine value to survive, the more insane the ideas that person will be open to accepting.

This is one of the most insightful things I have read on this site in awhile. Thanks.

[–]madcow-5 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s like there’s an ego feedback loop where the more radical the idea, the smarter they are for it.