Re:A Supermarket Visit Brought Down the Soviet Union
by kragen on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @11:05AM
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you are reasoning from the implied functionalist premise that forms of domination exist because they are necessary
this is a false premise
forms of domination exist not because they are necessary but because they are achievable—because those who support them are better organized and resourced than those who oppose them
those of us here in the 'global south' are generally not a fan of the term, lumping together as it does botswana, myanmar, the philippines, and argentina under a single rubric; it reflects a cartoonishly shallow analysis of the real social relations in the world system
this is a false premise
forms of domination exist not because they are necessary but because they are achievable—because those who support them are better organized and resourced than those who oppose them
those of us here in the 'global south' are generally not a fan of the term, lumping together as it does botswana, myanmar, the philippines, and argentina under a single rubric; it reflects a cartoonishly shallow analysis of the real social relations in the world system