In a French philosophy class 50 yrs ago this thread would have provided
a fantastic 'baccalaureat' exam subject, since it encapsulates the no 1
issue of French philosphy, as expressed in the title Vincent Descombes'
awesome overview of the same: Le Meme et l'Autre (The One and the Other)
being
i have seen isabelle stengers in brussels in 1994 who was dissing "economy"
as the "real enemy" of movements
she was connected with.
the leftish dream of labor never became aesthetic or economic, one does not
contradict the other.
on what basis would economy and aesthetic contradict one another?
Identity politics *is* class struggle. The nostalgic leftish dream of labor
became aesthetic because it did not include women and the racially
oppressed.
On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 6:47 PM ari wrote:
> The primacy of identity has transmorphed class struggle into
> ressentiment politics.
The primacy of identity has transmorphed class struggle into
ressentiment politics. Generation identity is the bastard child of the
failed alterglobalisation movement. If at a time when poverty is the
source of wealth you insist on denying the economy matters, you sure
inhabit culture, but
We did it.
Today the Former President of the IMF and Minister of Economy of Spain
mr. Rodrigo Rato (and 16 more from Izquierda Unida, allie of Podemos,
till Socialist party and the 2 main unions) have entered in jail.
This have been the effort of us, the people, organized in 15MpaRato,
been part
