[lbo-talk] not my revolution, so i'm taking my marbles and i'm going home now. kthxbai!

[// ravi]

On Oct 5, 2011, at 5:49 PM, shag carpet bomb wrote:
> sorry. this is what i read that made my right tit fall off i laughed
> so hard.
> http://jdeanicite.typepad.com/i_cite/2011/10/the-struggle-to-occupy-occupywallstreet.html
> 

So I went and read the above page, having been inspired by your review. For those seeking a quick summary, below is Jodi Dean’s argument as I see it:

Executive summary:

These people aren’t good Leninists like you and me. They are ISO9000 Nazis!

Short summary:

My language to describe OWS leads to my suggestion that hegemonizing the movement is problematic which implies a goal for OWS that is just plain self-deception and confusion. Therefore, this is not my revolution.

Logical breakdown:

1. I am using a language to describe OWS.
2. My language suggests attempts to hegemonize OWS is a problem for OWS.
3. That suggestion of mine implies indeterminacy is the goal of OWS.
4. There is something wrong!! There’s a built-in confusion!!
5. Raise the alarm! Self-deception!!
6. Process is the end, not the means!
7. OMG! These people aren’t overthrowing capitalism!
8. I don’t want to play.

	—ravi