The stage seems to have been set for the millennium by Patriarchy and Capitalism with wars and counter wars at the personal and at the political levels. Attack and reprisal seem to be the pattern of interaction of all. Even suspicion of intent to attack is thought to justify counterattack. The cycle of violence is based upon exchange, tit for tat, which is a development of the logic of the market, giving in order to receive a quantitative equivalent.There is another logic, the logic of unilateral gift giving, that has not been considered, yet it is practiced in society at many levels all the time. First, the gift logic is necessary for mothering: satisfying the needs of children who cannot give an equal payment in return.
A critique of capitalism, drawing on the love of parent for child - where have I heard that before? Brothers and Sisters, it sounds like Christ. And is as hard to kill.
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