Liberals believe that society is made up of individuals. Thats the basic social unit. In fact individualism is so sacrosanct that in this view, to be identified as a member of a group is seen as an affront; thats the insult. Totally different for radicals over on the other side of the chart. Society is not made up of individual people, its made up of groups of people. In Marxs original version this was class, it was economic class. This is the debt that all radicals owe Karl Marx. It doesnt matter if you are a Marxist or not, HE figured this out. Its groups of people and some groups have power over other groups. Thats what society is made of. In the radicals understanding being a member of a group is not an insult. In fact its the first primary step you have to take coming to a radical consciousness and then ultimately having effective political action, you have to identify as a member of that group. Youve got to make common cause with the people who share your condition. Thats how political change happens. This is both an active and a critical embrace of that group identity. Part 2: https://youtube/watch?v=7rcxnLO06CA Part 3: https://youtube/watch?v=9PEZKllQKOQ Watch more DGR videos: youtube/user/DeepGreenResistance
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 18:00:01 +0000
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