[lbo-talk] Not so happy new year

Max Sawicky sawicky at verizon.net
Mon Jan 3 14:26:55 PST 2011


Isn't this what you're looking for?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyramid_of_Capitalist_System.png

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Mike Ballard <swillsqueal at yahoo.com.au>wrote:


> Chuck wrote:
>
> For some reason the other night, while I was listening to Harvey, I got the
> idea what was really needed as a color illustrated edition of Capital... a
> kind of fancy art book...
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> I like to think of a simple drawing. There's this mass of stick people at
> the bottom of the picture with an immense accumulation of commodities
> flowing upwards from their hands and heads. But CAPITAL describes a social
> relation as well as telling us who is producing the wealth. So, where are
> the capitalists? They're such a tiny class. They seem invisible.
>
> Mike B)
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> "With the seizing of the means of production by society production of
> commodities is done away with, and, simultaneously, the mastery of the
> product over the producer." Engels
> http://wobblytimes.blogspot.com/
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