Peter wrote:
>I'm somewhat surprised by the incredible willingness on the part of several
>list members to essentialize and demonize "capitalists." (e.g. "Capitalists
>intend to create wealth
>rather than cause poverty.") What, pray tell, are THEY? Isn't this just
>another form of Othering? Personally, I hate the buggers, but despite my
>best efforts, THEY are difficult to find. And they don't all look the same,
>nor do they all sit around in nice tidy office buildings "intending to
>create wealth" or intending anything for that matter. Sounds pretty
>Chomskian to me. I assume others may know something more of their
>whereabouts and could put out an APB.
They are here, there and everywhere. They are you and me. Their ubiquity,
much like gender, tends to vapourise and hide their very presence.
Intentions again, did _you_ intend to write your posting? If not, I assume
its appearance is somewhat mystical. Spooky or what?
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"What I try to achieve is the history of the relations which
thought maintains with truth; the history of thought insofar as it is the
thought of truth. All those who say truth does not exist for me are
simple minded."
(Foucault)
Colin Wight
Department of International Politics
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth
SY23 3DA
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