categorical overkill

WSNers: Ahmet writes: "if Kohler means by "magic word" that we are 
attributing
every problem to capitalism, THAT IS TRUE. Capitalism, as a social system, 
not
only a mode of producton, is the responsible agent of inequality, sexism, 
racism
and lack of democracy in the world."

Boy, that is a lot of work for one concept! Sexism, lack of  democracy and
racism too? Well, when does capitalism start and sexism start? I'm of the 
view
that sexism is earlier. So how does capitalism cause sexism while occuring
historically after sexism? Our feminist friends might not go with that one, 
and
they would be right.

Upshot: We must resist theorizing with sledgehammers. Everything bad is 
caused
by capitalism? Isn't that categorical overkill? Can one category of causes
really be that theoretically efficacious?

Randy Groves