Capitalism. The Guardian myth?
James1984 | 16.12.2006 12:12 | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | Other Press | Social Struggles
A comment I posted on the Guardian website underneath an article on the recent allegations of corruption towards the BAE arms manufacturer. I understood the debate to be centred on a choice, "Morality/Legality or Jobs". Some people saying... "We need to insist our government sticks to law" others saying "fuck that it will disrupt the economy and many, many people will be unemployed." Both reasonable arguments, no one seemed to be asking why that choice was necessary.
I must praise The Guardian for its role as a public space to debate and discuss such stories.
The website too, being free to read and use, is a credit to you.
But to say that this is as far left mainstream debate ventures is incredibly disappointing and the inherent assumptions within this piece and the general tone of The Guardian is very telling.
What is being said is interesting but it is what is not being said (the views never given a serious voice) that is most telling.
The main source of uproar is the abuse of power to close down the SFO investigation and the subsequent economic and security reasons. Which of course may be true, but it is the economic system that places the government in this position that is NEVER criticised or even discussed.
The ‘religion’ of modern capitalism is never to be questioned or even vaguely understood, a system brought to us from on high and as ‘natural’ as the grass and the trees.
The Guardian has vested interest in maintaining the lie because it has convinced advertisers that their images of beautiful people with beautiful material objects that “one simply MUST have” are going be seen by middle class readers. This is the MAIN source of funding.
It so easy to boast the Guardian perspective when an essentially unfair system with hypocrisy, selfishness, greed, indulgence, amorality and devastating worldwide affects has turned its warm smile upon you.
Yes it is then that one can afford to criticise with well worded and intellectualised debate. But only certain issues.
The website too, being free to read and use, is a credit to you.
But to say that this is as far left mainstream debate ventures is incredibly disappointing and the inherent assumptions within this piece and the general tone of The Guardian is very telling.
What is being said is interesting but it is what is not being said (the views never given a serious voice) that is most telling.
The main source of uproar is the abuse of power to close down the SFO investigation and the subsequent economic and security reasons. Which of course may be true, but it is the economic system that places the government in this position that is NEVER criticised or even discussed.
The ‘religion’ of modern capitalism is never to be questioned or even vaguely understood, a system brought to us from on high and as ‘natural’ as the grass and the trees.
The Guardian has vested interest in maintaining the lie because it has convinced advertisers that their images of beautiful people with beautiful material objects that “one simply MUST have” are going be seen by middle class readers. This is the MAIN source of funding.
It so easy to boast the Guardian perspective when an essentially unfair system with hypocrisy, selfishness, greed, indulgence, amorality and devastating worldwide affects has turned its warm smile upon you.
Yes it is then that one can afford to criticise with well worded and intellectualised debate. But only certain issues.
James1984
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