[lbo-talk] negative freedoms, perhaps better termed

[Eric]

>They are moving back into the Realm of Necessity and away
>from the Realm of Freedom, as Marx and Engels defined them. The Realm of
>Necessity is where ruling classes control masses by conditioning
>fulfillment of needs on exploited classes producing surpluses for the
>exploiting, ruling classes.

But this is exactly what the Keynesian arrangements you and andie and 
Harvey love so much did. And it did it very well. The labor truce may 
have brought more guarantees but it didn't mean any less misery or 
exploitation. And it specifically functioned along racialized and 
genderized lines. Hard to see anything desirable in this.