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roachboy · 03-04-2008, 08:38 AM

loquitor---yeah, i have heard these arguments before. i'm assuming that you're repeating them, so what follows is about the argument, not your repeating of it:

classically "liberal capitalism" is an affair of political economy fantasy novels like "wealth of nations"---in actually existing systems, the nation-state, which is a PRODUCT of capitalism--has been engaged in various modalities of repression in DEFENSE of capitalism from the outset. so following your logic, and not straying outside its narrowness, the "conclusion" would be liberal capitalism as it actually exists=stalinism=fascism.

which is useless.
it says nothing.

on the flipside:
capitalist metaphysics....funny stuff.

03-04-2008, 08:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	loquitor---yeah, i have heard these arguments before. i'm assuming that you're repeating them, so what follows is about the argument, not your repeating of it: classically "liberal capitalism" is an affair of political economy fantasy novels like "wealth of nations"---in actually existing systems, the nation-state, which is a PRODUCT of capitalism--has been engaged in various modalities of repression in DEFENSE of capitalism from the outset. so following your logic, and not straying outside its narrowness, the "conclusion" would be liberal capitalism as it actually exists=stalinism=fascism. which is useless. it says nothing. on the flipside: capitalist metaphysics....funny stuff. __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite Last edited by roachboy; 03-04-2008 at 08:52 AM..