For in my view, most of the critiques of capitalism are weak and ineffective because they focuses on abstract systemic features and misses human agency - or men behind the curtain. What Inside jobs shows is that finance capitalism could not exist without its "vanguard party" composed of organic intellectuals showing what is possible and cooking up arguments for it, businessmen who back these ideas with their money, and politicians who pass laws making the implementation of these ideas possible and shielding their implementers from legal liability. It lead to a logical conclusion that one does not need a revo and "withering of the state" to implement far reaching systemic changes - incapacitating a handful of people forming the vanguard party of finance capital will do.
Wojtek
On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Max Sawicky <sawicky at verizon.net> wrote:
> It's been out for some time.
> As documentaries go, it ain't that great, its political relevance aside.
> Mostly guys in suits talking.
>
> On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So, finally I managed to see "Inside job." Two reactions:
> >
> > 1. There were only about 20 people in the theater. I understand, it is
> > xmas, but this is the only one theater in the DC area showing this film.
> > Discouraging.
> > 2. The film did a great job reminding that capitalism is not some
> abstract
> > system - but it has real names and addresses.
> >
> > Wojtek
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