michael yates
Tom Lehman wrote:
>
> I think class analysis is a waste of time. In general class depends on
> income and wealth and the amount of income generated by wealth---everything
> else associated with the definition of class is to put it kindly,
> anecdotal. Or to put it bluntly, bullshit.
>
> Lundberg wrote his updated classic the Rich and the Super-Rich back in the
> early 70's, although somewhat dated, I think it's still worth reading.
> Like Plunkitt of Tammany Hall it's available at fine used book stores
> everywhere for a couple of dollars.
>
> The big banana republic,
>
> Tom Lehman
>
> Carl Remick wrote:
>
> > > the tendency of capitalism is to reduce a working class with the
> > > potential capacities to do, enjoy, and act politically, to a
> > > collection
> > > of 'just workers'; 'just consumers'; and 'just voters'.
> >
> > I just finished reading the manuscript of a book (destined for business
> > readers) covering the last 100 years of management thinking and
> > practice. While most of the info was familiar to me, I was struck anew
> > by capitalism's awesome capacity to objectify people. The tendency of
> > elites to dominate and humiliate has existed throughout history, of
> > course, but combining this tendency with the reductionistic, quantifying
> > nature of science -- the real driving force behind modern management --
> > has produced unprecedented opportunities to belittle the worth of most
> > individuals in every social capacity.
> >
> > Carl