11.12.09
Compassion talk as exploitative propaganda
Today, TED and Karen Armstrong unveil the ‘Charter for Compassion’
Celebrity chitchat on compassion is tiresome and hypocritical. One of the classic tonics against this was none other than Karl Marx who demanded one make good on compassion.
The problem with the ‘compassion’
I challenge those who drool over compassion to propose a remedy, that could lead to a compassionate treatment of the economically exploited. A real step, not compassion drivel/jargon. Perhaps a revolutionary step, more than fine words.
The powers that be that promote ‘compassion’ as a thumb-sucking substitute will shut down the Karen Armstrong types faster than you can blink.