You Judge A Society By The Decency

All The Skills Which I Have Acquired During My Sociological Life Allow Me To Diagnose And Explain What Is Going On, But Not To Predict What Will Happen.

What Is Assumed To Be The Materialisation Of The Inner Truth Of The Self Is In Fact An Idealisation Of The Material - Objectified - Traces Of Consumer Choices.

Cornelius Castoriadis, The Great French Social Philosopher Of Greek Origin, Was Asked Once By An Exasperated Interviewer: "what Do You Want, Mr. Castoriadis - To Change Humanity?" He Answered: "no, God Forbid, I Only Want Humanity To Change Itself, As It Has Done So Many Times In The Past." I Would Be Inclined To Answer The Same Way.

Freedom Is The Slogan Which Speaks To The Ears Of People Who Feel Strong Enough To Manage On Their Own Using Their Own Resources, Who Can Do Without Dependency Because They Can Do Without Others Caring For Them.

If You Look Back On The History Of The 20th Century, The 19th Century Or Even To The Ancien Régime Of The 18th, You Will See That First People Rebelled Against The Order Of The Things Because Of Lack Of Liberty, And Demanded More Freedom. And When They Got More Freedom, They Got Frightened, And They Desired More Security For A Change. After A While, They Started Complaining, Although More Secure, They Also Become More Dependent And Rule-bound.