[lbo-talk] Agency and Capitalism

[Miles Jackson]

On 12/30/2010 03:34 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
> Angelus Novus
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>
> This reminds me of a brilliant sticker by the group Gender Killer I once saw
> on a lamppost: "Capitalism is Not a Conspiracy of the Few.  It Works Because
> You Work."
>
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> That comes close to being a pretty good encapsulation of Postne's central
> argument -- though as Angelus mentioned some time ago, Postone can't draw
> very good politics from his own theory! (And of course, neither can any of
> his grad students apparently.)
>
> I would add that capitalists themselves can't stop being capitalists (even
> if as individuals they wanted to) as long as workers continue to be workers.
>
> Carrol

...as long as workers continue to be wage workers, yes?  --I suspect 
this is Carrol's point, but it's good to be explicit!

Miles