The Urban Roots of the Fiscal Crisis

[Itseasyifyoutry]

I feel well informed now.

[exorcistbitch420]

I can't help but love eveyr word that comes out of this guys'mouth. He's like the Eric Wolf of our generation.

[jammoexii]

I very much appreciated some of his comments near the end to the effect that capitalism is not, necessarily, racist or homophobic. I think this is something a lot of leftists have missed the boat on. At the margins, yes, capitalism is homophobic and racist, but it is increasingly less so, and what remains is in large part its reflexive response against challenging discriminatory systems, because they do often connect with left movements. But not always.

[yuzhimeng6]

@jammoexii

Capitalism is just a way of organizing social production. People are "racist" or "homophobic", not capitalism, however perhaps capitalism creates power relations where values are created which we absolutely detest.

[geoffmbell]

Great analysis. Thanks David.