Current stance, after a few weeks of contemplation. was Re: WhyDo They Hate Us?

[Paul Prescod]

Jeff Bone wrote:
> 
>...
> 
> I'll ask again:  what is the central, unified "strongly held belief system" that
> underlies consumerism?  

That you can buy and sell happiness.

> ... I think it's a collection of separate but interacting
> epiphenomena and capitalist memes, not a faith per se.  I doubt you can find many
> who would answer "yes" to the question "do you live your life according to the
> principles of consumerism?"

So? People are in denial. They are living according to an irrational
belief system. I don't see self-identification as necessary. Do animists
self-identify? Would they have five thousand years ago?

 Paul Prescod