(organic) asian lentil mix and the financial mail

i was at woolworths the other evening and left with an asian lentil mix and the latest financial mail and i think that this seemingly contradictory selection summarises my current phase. well, not "phase"...that seems to imply that there is a beginning and an end, like my early 90s billy rea cyrus crush. i guess it is more of a stage...one that developed from the last stage and will form the foundation of the next stage. possibly not a "stage" either, but at this juncture you should get what i am saying.

the ideological void

in the passed 3 months i have undergone somewhat of a transformation...from a peace- loving, marx- quoting socialist hippy to a...
well, i am not entirely sure yet. the world seems to think that if you are not a socialist then you are a capitalist...this is not the case. i just came to realise that what i found flawed in the caplitalist system...that it is based solely on material and utility and is in that sense quite one- dimensional...persists in a socialist system too. i think that to a degree you have to believe in capitalism if you are a socialist...there has to be something to re- distribute and i suppose in this sense, it is also based on materialism and utility. again...one dimensional. the void runs deeper and covers alot of bases, this is just the most pertinent example.

i think the point of all of this is that i am 22, my views are transient and i don't want to be "liberal" or "conservative" or a "capitalist" or a "socialist" or a "communist". i was listening to a talk where the speaker was accused of changing his mind alot and his response was that he changes his mind as new information comes along...anything to the contrary would be completely arrogant.

so that is where i am at... my current "ism" is that i am thinking and i hope to never stop.


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jamie