57 min
2 Critique of Capitalism and The Consumer Culture Creating A Preferred Present and Future
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Critique of Capitalism and The Consumer Culture is an episode from my radio program Creating A Preferred Future. Creating A Preferred Future describes principles, ideals plus real life people and projects that point the way towards a preferred future where humans live within the boundaries of the natural world and the primary goal of society is to bring out the best in positive human potential. Creating A Preferred Future is a convergence of economics, permaculture, sociology, urban land use, personal and community uplift and care for the natural world. Topics of interest include economics, allies and assets in the community, wisdom of the world's great spiritual traditions, social and economic literacy, pushing back on cars, eco villages and much more. Best to listen to the podcast in order,, 1, 2, 3, 4,,,,,,,thanks.
The Critique of Capitalism is a deconstruction of the myths of capitalism. Capitalism is described as a cargo cult and the consumer culture is explained as one of history's most successful examples of social engineering. The magic hand, economic efficiency, informed choice and the market place are discounted as shallow myths that are all part of an economic system that is hard wired to be dishonest because of the reality of external costs. The price we pay does not tell an honest story about how the great majority of the products or services we buy damage public health and the natural world regarding how they are produced, used and disposed of.
You can find more related info on my website, suburbanpermaculture.org with links to youtube presentations, video of my quarter acre property and much more. Feel free to contact me via my website.
Critique of Capitalism and The Consumer Culture is an episode from my radio program Creating A Preferred Future. Creating A Preferred Future describes principles, ideals plus real life people and projects that point the way towards a preferred future where humans live within the boundaries of the natural world and the primary goal of society is to bring out the best in positive human potential. Creating A Preferred Future is a convergence of economics, permaculture, sociology, urban land use, personal and community uplift and care for the natural world. Topics of interest include economics, allies and assets in the community, wisdom of the world's great spiritual traditions, social and economic literacy, pushing back on cars, eco villages and much more. Best to listen to the podcast in order,, 1, 2, 3, 4,,,,,,,thanks.
The Critique of Capitalism is a deconstruction of the myths of capitalism. Capitalism is described as a cargo cult and the consumer culture is explained as one of history's most successful examples of social engineering. The magic hand, economic efficiency, informed choice and the market place are discounted as shallow myths that are all part of an economic system that is hard wired to be dishonest because of the reality of external costs. The price we pay does not tell an honest story about how the great majority of the products or services we buy damage public health and the natural world regarding how they are produced, used and disposed of.
You can find more related info on my website, suburbanpermaculture.org with links to youtube presentations, video of my quarter acre property and much more. Feel free to contact me via my website.
57 min