Thursday, March 11, 2004

Feelings, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa Feelings and I Meet TINA

Isn’t there a song with lyrics somewhat similar to the title of this post?  Well, except for the “and I meet TINA. Anyway, interesting piece written by Frank Furedi titled “The politics of the lonely crowd." The piece is published online at Spiked. A couple of excerpts.

"Children are no more curious about political life than their elders. Rather, political life in the Western world has become so infantilised that even eight-year-olds can share its brilliant insights."

I like that one, alot.  This next excerpt was my introduction to TINA.

"It is widely believed that the world is out of control and that there is little that human beings can do to master these developments or influence their destiny. Now that there are no competing visions about how society should be organised, real choices about how we control our future are no longer possible. Humanity is forced to acquiesce to a worldview that former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher aptly described as TINA - There is No Alternative. If there is no alternative to the status quo, the notion that we can control the future at all ceases to apply. Instead, it is assumed that all we can do is try to limit the damage that is threatened by a destructive system."

The piece is a bit long, but is worth chewing on.

Via Arts & Letters Daily.

Posted by John Venlet on 03/11 at 10:57 AM
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