[lbo-talk] bondage lovers "normal," maybe even happier

[wrobert at uci.edu]

Not to break up the zaniness, but I have been thinking about masochism and
proletarian subjectivity in Marx lately, and I think there might be a
masochistic element in the construction of the collective worker.  After
all, isn't the problem really a sadistic identification with the boss, not
as masochistic identification with one's fellow workers.  I haven't fully
worked this out yet but marx emphasizes that worker's collective power is
produced by the very violence and domination of the factory.  I'd be
curious to see what folks think.... robert wood


> Hurt me boss.  I know that I'm just a wage-slave. I don't mind, as long as
> you don't draw blood.  Labor law, which we've consented to by forming our
> employer/employee relationship says you can't draw blood.
>
> Hey, maybe someday, I can be a boss too.
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