All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us
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Marx’s Conception of the Ruling Class (1/2): The Bourgeoisie
Originally written: 04.01.2021. For Marx, the ruling class of a given society – in a specific historical context and/or mode of production – is that minority social group which owns the means of social (re)production. This predominant social position also enables them to dominate the ideological-cultural and state-political realms. According to Stefano Petrucciani [1], these…
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Resources for the Future: Prefiguration, Revolution & Socialism
Note: this is a list on the age-old question of “what is to be done” in order to transform society from top to bottom. It will be regularly updated as I find new useful or interesting stuff. These are ‘materials’ I have find interesting or relevant for thinking and discussing about this crucial issue. Obviously,…
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The Authoritarian Mindset: How to Stop Worrying and Love the Cop in Your Head
Originally written: 26.07.2021. Let me clarify one thing: I don’t think that power, violence and social relations of domination/oppression/etc can or should be analyzed at the level of psychology, or “mindset”. It’s obviously systems of social relations that structure the everyday violence and oppression people face. Nonetheless, worldviews, beliefs, dogmas, and ideology all are part…
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Antisemitism: Overview & Resources
Originally written: 14.08.2021. One of the most enduring forms of hatred and violence in the world is Antisemitism, despite the fact that the worst historical events associated with it – especially the Holocaust, as well as the earlier pogroms in countries such as Russia – are “in the past”. Today Jews remain the targets of…
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(Inter)Nationalism, National Liberation & The Global Border/Nation-State Regime
Initially written: 23.11.2021 (last modification: 17.10.2023) In this post, I want to address a series of interrelated and overlapping topics that are a crucial part of the modern world system. On the one hand, the global border regime is one brutal aspect of the general(ized) system of nation-states – that is, of modern states in…