Rawlsianism is an evil calculus, a game of percentages. Rawls from Wikimedia commons Listening to the ideological justification for the demolition of the social democratic state it is clear than John Rawl's ideas are the weapon of choice. Isaiah Berlin , George Orwell , Karl Popper were wonderfully 'useful idiots' in their time, but it is John Rawls whose philosophy really does the dirty trick for global capitalism. Certainly that simpering Philip Blond , the Peter Lorrie of political advisers, can't hold a candle to Rawls. Did you hear his perverse defence of monarchism on Radio 4 this week? Right now in central London students are being arrested and suffering gung ho cavalry charges by mounted policemen - I hope my son is alright. These cavalry charges against unarmed students are the direct result of of Rawlsianism put into practice. Rawlsianism in practice is a calculus - a percentages game. So long as you can buy off the lowest most marginalise...
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