The Problem Of Insufficient Security Was, Until

In Montreal, Where I Taught In 1970, I Met Many People. The Only Ones Who Said To Me They Were Canadians, Were Jews. All The Rest Were Scotts, Irish, English, French, Swedes.

In A Nutshell: If Freedom Visualised By The Enlightenment And Demanded/promised By Marx Was Made To The Measure Of The Ideal Producer; The Market-promoted Freedom Is Designed With The Ideal Consumer In Mind; Neither Of The Two Is "more Genuine" Than The Other.

"once There, Always There", Would Give You Less Freedom Than You Recently Enjoyed, But More Security. Security Not In The Sense Of Safety From Terrorists, Burglars, Or Pickpockets... But Security In The Sense Of Knowing Where You Are, Who You Are, On What Kind Of Future You Can Count, What Will Happen, Whether You Will Preserve Your Position In Society Or Whether You Will Be Degraded And Humiliated - This Sort Of Security. This Sort Of Security For Many, Many People - A Rising Number Of People - Looks At The Moment More Attractive Than More Freedom.

Questioning The Ostensibly Unquestionable Premises Of Our Way Of Life Is Arguably The Most Urgent Of Services We Owe Our Fellow Humans And Ourselves.

Jews And Gypsies Were Well-nigh The Only Diasporas In 19th Century Europe. Now Go To London, It Is A Collection Of Diasporas.