[lbo-talk] Inorganic Intellectuals and the Mythical Ideal of theMarxist Tradition (Re: Moderation)

Bill Bartlett billbartlett at aapt.net.au
Sun Jan 14 14:12:39 PST 2007


At 11:15 AM -0600 14/1/07, Carrol Cox wrote:


>Class is a relation and a process, not an identity, a categorization of
>life styles, a job description.

Obfuscatory drivel.


> No empirical description, therefore, can
>reveal class.

You are just using the wrong definition if you think that. If you need to work for a living you are working class. If you own sufficient capital to make your living from exploiting other people's labour, you are a capitalist. Simple, nothing to do with job description or identity and lifestyle is only relevant in the simplest sense that you need to have sufficient capital to provide for a reasonable lifestyle in the context of the social conditions.

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



More information about the lbo-talk mailing list