GRITtv: Raj Patel: Capitalism Built on Devaluing Women

Raj Patel talks about the way women's unpaid labor subsidizes the entire capitalist project, and why grassroots movement like Via Campesina make ending violence against women a priority.
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[booley]

That's the dirty secret of capitalism, to give some people a higher standard of living, it needs someone else to give more then they ever get back, in other words an underclass that will sacrifice for those above them.

Whether you call them black slaves or migrant workers or home makers, it works out the same. To be up, someone else must be pushed down.

And no this is not an argument for soviet style communism. But there's gotta be a better way.

[willyhillydude]

For those who may have found previous comment obnoxious or crude sorry. I just wonder how anyone can take this man seriously? What is advocating? Government intervention into the household? That was just my unfiltered response to this video. I've never heard of him or his work.

[willyhillydude]

How about women who raise shitty noncontributing children? Do they get paid? Do they live in houses ,drive cars, and eat food bought by their husbands? Lazy men who don't produce generally don't reproduce or have much food or resources, but the same is not true for lazy women there's often a lonely guy willing to provide. Some women already marry and have kids just to be set for life. Many women work, marry and have children. What about them? Do they get paid extra? Will men get paid for sperm?

[Mishkafofer]

don't worry mate, i lived in USSR, this was the same there.

[rollinherwall]

mabus

[Maticprimc]

@LordoftheKaty

I agree with about 90% and more ironically Raj Patel very outspokenly says pretty much all you are saying minus the Fed part of what you wrote but i believe that you are conflating several concepts and are a bit misled about the scale of of the Fed impact. Now however we have grounds for a nice debate. However is it possible to do it over email or something because posting in this format is rather bad for laying out an argument? Can post it back here later. matic.primc@gmail.com

[LordoftheKaty]

@Maticprimc Because of this devaluation and the power these banks have over our governments, they now have piratical control of our governments because our governments get their money from these central banks. This is corruption and fraud, not capitalism, for the merger of state and corporate powers is fascism. This is why austerity measures are taking place everywhere. It is because of this system why we are collapsing, not capitalism. Also, fiat money has destroyed us

[LordoftheKaty]

@Maticprimc Since the founding of the private Federal Reserve in 1912, the dollar has been devalued by 95% and over time it has created massive inflation and has destroyed living standards by increasing prices of everything. And all the tax payer money that goes to pay off this debt mathematically impossible to pay goes to these banks making them richer, giving them more control over the government, while creating debt slaves out of the people. This is all done out of fraud and it is involuntary