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Systems of social organization that are "autonomous, self-regulating" have eliminated the humans---and are prima facie dehumanized- and dehumanizing.
Duh.
Yet the whole school of neo-classical economists (and a lot of the classical ones) seem blind to this.
Could it be that their institutions self-select for the bright but gullible authoritarian? I think so.

See Bob Altemeyer.

Capitalism searches out the darkest corners of human potential, and mainlines them.

by geezer in Paris (risico at wanadoo(flypoop)fr) on Sun Oct 3rd, 2010 at 06:39:12 AM EST
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gullible authoritarian?

Gullible in the sense that love is often blind? :-)

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Oct 3rd, 2010 at 11:45:31 AM EST
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