July 31, 2003, 13:17
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That's very true. The people that make the decisions (whether it be a council or all of the society) are going to listen to a Doctor over a Construction Worker usually, because the Doctor is much more respected and has more prestige in the community.
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July 31, 2003, 23:35
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Originally posted by Kramerman
yes it does, just it wont be as major if the law doesnt allow it. prestige allows you to influence others, and this is power.
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Doctors and such can be influencial or they can not be. It depends more on how they express themselves. I get your point though.
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July 31, 2003, 23:39
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Uber Krux I still want to discuss your idea about the end of capitalism. How can the majority of people achieve upperclass status with the exploitive nature of capitalism? It doesn't add up. Profit comes from wages. How can more people start earning profit and less people work for wages? Are there going to be super poor? If their wage is below subsistance they will die.
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July 31, 2003, 23:39
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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
That's very true. The people that make the decisions (whether it be a council or all of the society) are going to listen to a Doctor over a Construction Worker usually, because the Doctor is much more respected and has more prestige in the community.
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Prestige doesn't mean brains, and that's too bad. I believe in an "Aristocracy of Talent" the best people for the job, always.
Seldom happens though.
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August 1, 2003, 00:28
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Originally posted by Kidicious
How can the majority of people achieve upperclass status with the exploitive nature of capitalism? It doesn't add up. Profit comes from wages. How can more people start earning profit and less people work for wages? Are there going to be super poor? If their wage is below subsistance they will die.
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This can happen due to globalization and the corresponding exploitation of the 3rd world.
Anyhow globalization adds a new twist into the marxist picture of society. Now a country can't be considered as a quasi-closed system, and subdivision into classes becomes perhaps more relevant on the world stage rather than within a given country.
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August 1, 2003, 03:12
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Prince
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Originally posted by Kidicious
Doctors and such can be influencial or they can not be. It depends more on how they express themselves. I get your point though.
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excellent then... that must be a first, cause i suck at expressing myself... no one ever gets my points 
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