I Would Just Turn My Back And

Constitutional Rights Are Useful Up To A Point, But They Do Not Serve To Guarantee Much More Than What Could Be Called The Bourgeois Conception Of Freedom. According To The Bourgeois Conception, A "free" Man Is Essentially An Element Of A Social Machine And Has Only A Certain Set Of Prescribed And Delimited Freedoms; Freedoms That Are Designed To Serve The Needs Of The Social Machine More Than Those Of The Individual.

A Theme That Appears Repeatedly In The Writings Of The Social Critics Of The Second Half Of The 20th Century Is The Sense Of Purposelessness That Afflicts Many People In Modern Society.

I Would Just Turn My Back And Wouldn't Talk To Him.

It Is Not Possible To Make A Lasting Compromise Between Technology And Freedom, Because Technology Is By Far The More Powerful Social Force And Continually Encroaches On Freedom Through Repeated Compromises.

The Techno-industrial System Is Exceptionally Tough Due To Its So-called "democratic" Structure And Its Resulting Flexibility. Because Dictatorial Systems Tend To Be Rigid, Social Tensions And Resistance Can Be Built Up In Them To The Point Where They Damage And Weaken The System And May Lead To Revolution. But In A "democratic" System, When Social Tension And Resistance Build Up Dangerously The System Backs Off Enough, It Compromises Enough, To Bring The Tensions Down To A Safe Level.