I am listening to #Starky, the #historian, who is trying his level best to defend slavery and #English #Buccaneer #William #Beckford.
William owned some 40,000 acres of #sugar plantation growing land and had thousands of enslaved #workers working on his property in #Jamaica.
William owned some 40,000 acres of #sugar plantation growing land and had thousands of enslaved #workers working on his property in #Jamaica.
No wonder the bad memories survived.
During the 1970s Manley introduced Democratic Socialism in Jamaica which was a reactionary political movement against the injustices committed by the colonialists against the Jamaican People.
Economic historians confuse that with capitalism.
During the 1970s Manley introduced Democratic Socialism in Jamaica which was a reactionary political movement against the injustices committed by the colonialists against the Jamaican People.
Economic historians confuse that with capitalism.
Free Enterprise & Free Market Economy, with Free movement of factors of production across markets, the freedom of choice exercised in terms of either consumption or occupation, and other matters pertinent to production, prices, and distribution are value-fact dichotomy hypotheses
Modern Welfare Economists, twisted Political Economists and stilted Economic Historians often ignore #Axiology in Economic Discourse.
One cannot understand the distinction between the modern-day labour market and the trade of slavery that existed since time immemorial.
One cannot understand the distinction between the modern-day labour market and the trade of slavery that existed since time immemorial.
Would advise all social science #philosophers and especially economic #historians and #sociologists who have an interest in #economics and #politics to read Hillary #Putnam.
#ValueJudgements are often misunderstood.
How ironic indeed.
#ValueJudgements are often misunderstood.
How ironic indeed.
Even up to the middle of the 20th century, it was observed in some geographies, that the one who paid the wage was referred to as the Master, and the one who receives it, is technically speaking, the subservient worker.
Only language & paperwork has changed the perception.
Only language & paperwork has changed the perception.
If you are living in KSA or other GCC Nations, you are owned by the #Kafeel.
The system is referred to as #Kafalah
That is modern-day slavery
Ask those who have worked in some of these oil-rich sheikdoms
How worker rights are trampled upon
You are literally owned by the sponsor
The system is referred to as #Kafalah
That is modern-day slavery
Ask those who have worked in some of these oil-rich sheikdoms
How worker rights are trampled upon
You are literally owned by the sponsor
of course, #Marxism was not & is not a panacea to modern-day work practice exploitative machinations, that are akin to primitive slavery we see in some labour markets across the globe.
Most Caribbean basin nations that adopted Communism further diluted the surplus value of labor
Most Caribbean basin nations that adopted Communism further diluted the surplus value of labor
Of course, Grenada, Cuba, and Jamaica all made more or less the same policy mistakes.
Cuba is still playing make-believe.
Cuba is still playing make-believe.
Wage Planning, Leisure Leave Enforcements, and Employment Permits make a worker turn into a slave, it's NOT the other way around.
Socialists and their philosophical tentacle variants will never learn.
Socialists and their philosophical tentacle variants will never learn.
One must study Lionel Robbins, the Economist.
to understand the futility of interpersonal
comparisons.
Wrong policy selections are a form of bad judgements based on a flawed comparison.
to understand the futility of interpersonal
comparisons.
Wrong policy selections are a form of bad judgements based on a flawed comparison.
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