Now, that is a term we haven't heard in a while. I ran across a rather thought-provoking article by a Kent State philosopher on the subject.
Allow me to tease you to read the article. The author, Marcus Verhaegh, writes: "In this piece, I want to lay out some of the reasons that many Americans took up socialist projects in the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s, and to suggest that some of the motives involved are not themselves incompatible with libertarian approaches. I am primarily interested in more-or-less suburbanite attraction to socialist ideas, such as interest in having the government provide an at least basic level of housing, education, and health care to all citizens. Furthermore, I am not so much focused on all conceivable grounds for this attraction, but rather am centrally focused on the motives of promoting possibilities for what I will term "leisure activities."
Read more here.
My question is: "Will this type of thinking help or hurt the chances of leading Dems to oust George W?" (Bear in mind that we have an economy that is growing but not creating many jobs. So, on the one hand some folks have more time for "leisure" activities. On the other hand, without a job, can they afford to engage in leisure activities? Hum...
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