Unconscious Civilization
by John Ralston Saul · first published 1997
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It isn't a cult, but I agree that it looks like one. https://www.amazon.ca/Unconscious-Civilization-John-Ralston-... "Saul engagingly explains the current woes of democracy, especially in Canada, the U.S., and Britain. He argues from history and philosophy that the democratic meaning of individualism…
on “Isaac Asimov Laments the “Cult of Ignorance” in the United States (2016)” ↗…health lobby, the christian lobby, the gay lobby, the gun lobby, the press lobby) etc are the equivalent of fascism corporations. A nice discourse of this can be found in this book: http://www.amazon.com/Unconscious-Civilization-John-Ralston-...
on “ACTA will force border searches of laptops, smartphones for pirated content” ↗John Ralston Saul's book Unconscious Civilization (a kind of primer on his theories I think, which one would read before they tackle Voltaire's Bastards) does a wonderful job of elaborating this point, anyone interested in an article such as this would…
on “Why we need the rich ("on wealth creation by a wealth creator")” ↗…were also brought into the public sector, police forces and military. Each are an ongoing disaster. John Raulston Saul has written many great books on the subject including Voltaire's Bastards, and The Unconscious Civilization.
on “Clayton Christensen: How MBA-driven Profit focus is Killing the U.S. Economy” ↗Here it is: https://www.amazon.com/Unconscious-Civilization-John-Ralston... "In this intellectual tour de force John Ralston Saul argues that our society is only superficially based on the individual and democracy, and the West now toils unconsciously in the…
on “Culture eats policyiculty of gov software procurement” ↗