it is important to understand the way in whichpower, exploitation and marginalisation construct new fields of influ-ence and themselves react to new forms of counter-politics which areperiodically invented.
The idea of marginalization was mentioned in our online meeting and in Selwyn/ Marx.
At the very least, given thisrecord, one would think that a less impositional and anti-humaniststance might be thought to be necessary, one which recognises thatpeople constitute part of a green slime covering one insignificantplanet
This seems like something Marx would disagree with. I feel like he would argue that 'Utopian impulse' being converted into authoritarian reality is a result of the collective conscious leaning towards capitalism. That an anti-humanist stance is the opposite of what we need, because the idea that the humans are the 'green slime' is in itself a comment geared towards the promotion of machines/technology being better than humans and that we should liberate ourselves from this ideology because it gives those in power more power over us.
Durkheimian agenda
Authors seemed to agree with this concept
expersonation,the growing technical envelope of being, and the sheer thisness ofobjects.
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One reaction to this state of affairs, admittedly a more and moremuted one, has been to argue that adding different critical ‘‘isms’’ toMarxism will suffice
I need to look up what is means by adding critical -isms to Marx
no one is allowed to claim that they have the oneand only answer or the one and only privileged vantage point. Indeed,to make such a claim is to become a part of the problem.
I am quite certain that this one of the points made for being critical in Selwyn's article.
rowds gave out the appearance of unity but then at smaller scalesof resolution you would see that they were made up of all kinds of groups ofprotestors, each with their own reasons for being there. Sometimes thesereasons may have come from a grand analysis of American imperialism,but more often they were the result of a host of different motivationsincluding violated religious ideals or even just a vague sense of somethingnot quite right
This reminds me of Selwyn's comments on being critical. Selwyn sounded a bit more informal in his reference to other conference goers, but the idea that there is "something not quite right" and that there should be a discussion about it sounds like something Selwyn would agree with. I would also think that Marx would be in support of these people looking for revolution.
it no longer feels the need to rely on just oneaccount of how the world is or feels that it is necessary to strive forcomplete unity
This quote seems similar to the thoughts in previous readings about there being a narrative pushed out in the area of education. It reminds me of the reading on banking.