Theory presentation from the 1/7/10 RSU meeting.
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*disclaimer* The views of the speaker do not necessarily reflect the views of the Revolutionary Students Union as a whole. The RSU itself is non-tendency, but is firmly anti-capitalist.
PLEASE READ AT LEAST THE CAPITAL
and dont forget the beginning chapters
arno23510 1 year ago
commodity fetishism refers to inherent necessities; only existing in cap.
commodities split into 2 sides through exchanging: the practical - & the exchange value (more or less represented in money)
the creation of this exchage value in a production process (using labour the only commodity costing less than it produces) is the primery function of cap. society & determining the frame of all human acivities & free choice. for example impling a cost-benifit ratio. here lies also the reification.
arno23510 1 year ago
thanx. great presentation, but the definition of commodity fetishism is not simplified, but wrong. that has implications on understanding capitalism & overcoming it.
one is to mix up the division of labour with capitalism & thinking the division of labour needs to be reduced or abolished.
true is: no capitalism without labour division, but not the other way around
so in a postcapitalist society producers & consumers don't need to know eachother as well. production does not have to be primitive.
arno23510 1 year ago
"... the ahh peecedents for situationism..."
What a dumbo.
xwsftassell 1 year ago
Very good talk. I like how you connected it with the epic Bauhaus school. Well done.
tj2tone 2 years ago