no, I'm talking about greedy people who are accumulating power and wealth. I know that "capitalist" seems like a sufficient word, but I'm looking for something to contrast with _conservative_ "vested interests."
Michael Perelman's "naked" interest is good, as in "naked self-interest." But those involved in naked self-interest drape themselves with self-serving public-spirited rhetoric just as much as the conservative versted interests do. On 12/15/06, Rui Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Concerned interest? Altruistic interest? ________________________________________________ Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Consultant 2 Cutten St, Horison, Roodepoort, Johannesburg, South Africa Tel/ Fax (+27-11) 766-4336 Cell (+27) (0) 83-368-1214 "Quando a verdade é substituída pelo silêncio, o silêncio é uma mentira" - Yevgeny Yevtushenko "When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie" - Yevgeny Yevtushenko -----Original Message----- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Devine Sent: 14 December 2006 19:29 To: [email protected] Subject: [PEN-L] query: the opposite of a "vested interest" a "vested interest" refers to some individual or organization that defends its power and privilege. What's the opposite of this, i.e., a group that aims to extend its power and privilege? so far, all I can think of is "aggressive interest." (or maybe a "suited interest," including not only the vest but the jacket and the pants?) BTW, I avoid the term "special interest" because that presumes the existence of a general interest. -- Jim Devine / "The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely a gregarious animal, but an animal which can individuate itself only in the midst of society." -- Karl Marx.
-- Jim Devine / "The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely a gregarious animal, but an animal which can individuate itself only in the midst of society." -- Karl Marx.
