My early "Musings and exttrapolations" (1983-5).... Contributions to Irish economic thinking
First, a preliminary....I believe,as Marx believed and all sane people believe,that economic conditions and social upbringing determine collective consciousness. The individual can only be understood by men in his social setting. My primary point,back then,was that we are all "social beings". My youthful high academic achievements were the outcome of reasonable sufficiency and a Catholic upbringing in Northern Ireland. Thatcher took reasonable means of support away from myself and many others,pitting young against middle-aged and old and low-paid and poor against middle class and students. She destroyed youthful naivete, careful nurturing and moral tuition. Mouthy middle class Brits backed her so-called reforms. Middle class prats back every reactionary government. As long as we have classes,these twits will always do so,British-Asian hoodwinkers not excepted. (Therein lies the reason,lack of means universally and small sufficiency, that the Security Unit pulled a white plas...