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appearance and essence of global class conflict by g kohler 02 April 2002 20:41 UTC |
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appearance and essence of global class conflict People like Plato, Marx, Sir Walter Bagehot, and many Canadians distinguish between appearance and essence - the surface and what's really behind it. Take Argentina (recent events) for example. People were demonstrating in the streets and battling with police about economics. That looks like a national class conflict. But those-in-the-know know that the Argentinian government's policies were enlightened by the great enlightened one - namely, the IMF (International Monetary Fund). This leads me to believe that the *essence* of the conflict is Argentinian people versus global corporate class, and that the *appearance* of the conflict is Argentinian people versus Argentinian government and Argentinian corporate class. Lesson - In a globalised world, in which national jurisdictions are but provinces of the world(-)system, any class conflict appearing locally is but an appearance of the one, grand, and essentially global class conflict. How do you like this bit of e-philosophy? Gernot Kohler ____________________________________________________________________________________ Still paying $22.95 a month for unlimited dial-up? Get 3webXS, only $9.95 a month!!! Switch & Save at http://www.Get3web.com/?mkid=emt001
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