[D66] The anticapitalist transition in Europe

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012
The anticapitalist transition in Europe
posted by lenin


   This post will look at the anticapitalist transition from three 
perspectives: first, the basis for European anticapitalist politics in 
real dilemmas posed by the breakdown of the social structure; second, 
the forms of resistant politics generated by the current phase of 
crisis; and third, the ‘utopian moment’ in the development of these 
forms, and how they can be articulated to a practical process of 
transition.
   This analysis is axed on the problem of self-government.  We are 
tired of not owning our lives, of our waking hours being given over to 
employers, to the state, to cramped and uncomfortable transit, and to 
forms of consumption that do not meet our needs.  We are tired of not 
having a say.  We do not trust that those who presently rule can solve 
the epochal crises of global depression and eco-catastrophe, and if they 
do so it will not be in our interest.  We do not need utopian 
blueprints; what we need are the signposts on the road toward real 
self-government.


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