Closing the value gap is the precondition for overcoming racism, materialism, and militarism
Evidence
As Dr. King put it, “When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the great triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.” We have to upend our current way of valuing the world, and for me, that begins with closing the value gap. — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 561
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Just exchange is a precondition for overcoming injustice, not a future standard — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1571