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how capitalism breeds a " me " society.

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how capitalism breeds a " me " society.
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RE: how capitalism breeds a " me " society.
April 5, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Actually I believe people are born fairly selfish and prepared to defend what they want ... that doesn't specifically mean "nasty" but it's gotta be close. Civilisation is the way we learn to overcome our inherent selfishness and education is, IMO, the key.

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how capitalism breeds a " me " society.

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how capitalism breeds a " me " society. - by bozo - April 5, 2009 at 10:16 am
RE: how capitalism breeds a " me " society. - by Kyuuketsuki - April 5, 2009 at 12:05 pm
RE: how capitalism breeds a " me " society. - by fr0d0 - April 5, 2009 at 3:33 pm
RE: how capitalism breeds a " me " society. - by bozo - April 5, 2009 at 3:44 pm
RE: how capitalism breeds a " me " society. - by fr0d0 - April 5, 2009 at 4:23 pm
RE: how capitalism breeds a " me " society. - by bozo - April 5, 2009 at 4:43 pm
RE: how capitalism breeds a " me " society. - by bozo - April 5, 2009 at 4:58 pm
RE: how capitalism breeds a " me " society. - by bozo - April 6, 2009 at 2:52 pm
RE: how capitalism breeds a " me " society. - by bozo - April 6, 2009 at 6:58 pm
RE: how capitalism breeds a " me " society. - by bozo - April 6, 2009 at 7:21 pm

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