Capitalism Kritik
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Capitalism Kritik
-AN IDEOLOGY-A MINDSET-“AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM BASED ON THE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND EXCHANGE, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FREEDOM OF CAPITALISTS TO OPERATE OR MANAGE THEIR PROPERTY FOR PROFIT IN COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS” -PRIORITIZE PROFIT, SELF INTEREST, SUPPORT COMPETITION
What is capitalism?
Marx and anti-capitalism
Marx
Communist ManifestoBourgeoisie- ruling classProletariat- working classMeans of production, exploitationWorking class revolution
Why run the Cap K?
Links to EVERYTHING
Good K to start with
A lot of evidence from qualified sources
People mishandle it all the time
Why not run the cap K?
Generic
Not everyone likes the cap k or Zizek
A ton of answers
Complex theories
Not many good alternatives
Psychoanalysis and Capitalism
Zizek
Lacanian psychoanalyst
Particularism
Particular acts distract from the broader question of capital
Universal rejection
Other authors to know
Johnston
Dean
Herod
Mezaros
links
Prop up capitalist system/reinforce logic/distract from universal struggle
EVERYTHING links to capitalismHow could space exploration link to
capitalism?
Alternatives
Clear explanation is keyRejectionWithdrawalRethinkHow would changing the way we think about
capitalism lead to it’s breakdown?
impacts
ComodificationImperialismExploitationResource warsNo value to lifeWhat bad things do you think capitalism
causes
Tricks and land mines
Root cause
Ethics
Role of the ballot
Answering the cap K
PermutationGibson and GramCap GoodTransition WarsPsychoanalysis bad
Why is capitalism good or why is rethinking it bad?