Back at the tail-end of the Thatcher era, an associate opined that "there is no democracy anymore, just The Market".
He went on to make a lot of money in Marketing, and although I still believe that he was wrong, I often remember this remark when observing the grip that unrestricted capitalism has taken upon the world, particularly in territories which had previous been denied it.
Northern Ireland had never been denied capitalism, but they had it hard, what with all that bombing and all. However, check out what they get up to these days as the people of Antrim go shopping: with a vengeance!
(Mind you, if you want opening-night mob-rule, no-one does it world-wide like IKEA: click on the tabs HERE to see how the Swedish retailers have turned it into an artform)
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