[lbo-talk] Notes Towards a Critiq8ue of Progress (1)

Bill Bartlett billbartlett at aapt.net.au
Tue Feb 17 20:24:23 PST 2009


At 10:05 PM -0600 17/2/09, Eric Beck wrote:


>The first great movement of deterritorialization appears with the
>overcoding performed by the despotic State. But it is nothing compared
>to the other great movement, the one that will be brought about by the
>decoding of flows. The action of decoded flows is not enough, however,
>to cause the new break to traverse and transform the socius--not
>enough, that is, to induce the birth of capitalism. Decoded flows
>strike the despotic State with latency;

If someone could translate the above passage from Gibberish into English for me, perhaps I could use the translated text as a key to decode and make sense of the remainder?

In particular, the following requires translation into English:

"movement of deterritorialization" "overcoding" "decoding of flows" "action of decoded flows" "the new break" "traverse and transform the socius" "Decoded flows" "strike the despotic State with latency"

Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas



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