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> Complaining that this is somehow due to "logic of capitalism" in
> general - it is like Germans complaining about intolerance and
> violence in general, while ignoring the fact that it was their
> particular country, not humanity in general, that was responsible for
> one of the worst instances of intolerance and violence in modern
> history. These specific policies have names and addresses It is not
> capitalism, but American politicians, businessmen, policy makers,
> jurists, pundits, journalists etc. who are responsible for barbarism
> that this kind of discourse subsumes under the rubric of the abstract
> notion of "capitalism." So the point is not to fight abstractions but
> bring those responsible to justice - by any means necessary. It will
> be the greatest day of the 21st century when they start extraditing
> Americans to The Hague.
The notion that "individuals must be held responsible" is hyperindividualist ideology that simply reproduces capitalism. Bringing specific people "to justice" will do nothing to challenge the status quo; other appropriately socialized individuals will just take their places in the capitalist order.
Miles