crisis & pomoismo

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Oct 19 08:06:09 PDT 1998


Thomas Kruse wrote:


>>A different perspective on the crisis thread...
>>
>>"Postmodernism is the logic of a capitalism not embattled, but complacent
>>beyond precedent. Resistance can only start by staring down this order as
>>it is."
>> - Perry Anderson, The Origins of Postmodernity (Verso, 1998), p. 118.
>
>Staring down? Funny notion of engagement. What does one do? Does one do
>it alone or in groups?

I can't speak for Anderson, but I think he means you have to see things as they are and not pretend otherwise. If you just keep staring, though, you won't get very far.

Doug



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