[lbo-talk] Re: boycotting the unorganized

[ravi]

amadeus amadeus wrote:
> Ravi writes:
>  
> "so is being a woman, being queer, or being an animal,
> etc... what's the
> difference?"
> ------
> Amadeus, response:
> Gender, sexuality, race, etc. are subjective
> culturally- and/or socially-determined markers which
> the capitalist class can use to divide workers, not to
> mention clean up on wage differntials. These are
> abstract concepts created by humans. The concept of
> race, for example, served as a justification for the
> enslavement of Africans. Class, while it can be
> narrowly defined as an abstract cultural identity, can
> also be determined objectively on the basis of
> ownership of the means of production. 
> 

are you saying gender cannot be objectively determined? if so, i have no
idea how to respond to such a claim.


> What are the objective means of defining oppression
> based on gender, sexuality, or race? Primarily,
> determining their income, economic mobility, and other
> material factors!

i cannot parse the above very well. how about general health? violence?

	--ravi