On Feb 25, 2013, at 10:38 PM, Gar Lipow wrote:
> Umm - no serious conflict within a class? Does anyone really believe
> that conflict between classes precludes conflict within classes?
> Especially within non-dominant classes, whose members often accept the
> values and interests of the ruling classes. I'd say that is one area
> where vulgar Marxism is NOT right 90% of the time, except that would
> be unfair to vulgar Marxism which mostly does not oversimplify Marx
> quite to that extent.
>
Aren't you saying that the 'conflict' is artificial - induced by ruling class rhetoric. Seems that if there was an effective countervailing rhetoric of the affected class, the artificial conflict would be neutralized. Perhaps an 'over simplified' rhetoric would be effective.