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Extinction Via Rugged Individualism

Extinction Via Rugged Individualism Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Greycliff, Montana. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. I was recently amused by a train of thought on Twitter excoriating Henry David Thoreau for his experiment in self-sufficient living. True, he was on the land of his wealthy neighbor, his mother did his laundry (and brought him old-timey donuts to […]

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Rugged Individualism Cannot Save Us. Only Enlightened Collectivism Can.

Rugged Individualism Cannot Save Us. Only Enlightened Collectivism Can. Individualism cannot save humanity from the crises it faces. It’s not the right tool. There is a widespread belief that if we just eliminated all collectivist impulses within our society, we could eliminate all our problems. That the government which causes so much bloodshed and oppression […]

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A System Problem for Democracy

A System Problem for Democracy In 1956 William H. Whyte published a book entitled The Organization Man. Basing his findings on a large number of interviews with CEOs of major American corporations, Whyte concluded that, within the context of modern organizational structure, American “rugged individualism” had given way to a “collectivist ethic.” Economic success and individual […]

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