The cult of the individual in the US is more Norman Vincent Peale than Milton Friedman. American libertarianism sprang out of new-age thinking and self-help solipsism.
We all know that the hippies grew up to stop worrying and love capitalism. What’s forgotten is that they brought all those new-age-self-help ideals into the boardrooms with them. Think of the quasi-spirituality of the motivational poster in your manager’s office.
I’ve also heard strong arguments that individualistic politics and culture has been more causal to Christianity’s decline than the bigotry and child abuse scandals that are usually blamed.
The cult of the individual in the US is more Norman Vincent Peale than Milton Friedman. American libertarianism sprang out of new-age thinking and self-help solipsism.
We all know that the hippies grew up to stop worrying and love capitalism. What’s forgotten is that they brought all those new-age-self-help ideals into the boardrooms with them. Think of the quasi-spirituality of the motivational poster in your manager’s office.
I’ve also heard strong arguments that individualistic politics and culture has been more causal to Christianity’s decline than the bigotry and child abuse scandals that are usually blamed.