tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post5969404406729917359..comments2023-12-29T18:13:21.495-06:00Comments on pink scare: Hegel and Marx on FreedomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post-40514108860384396982011-10-18T14:58:24.887-05:002011-10-18T14:58:24.887-05:00Hi! Glad you enjoyed the post.
As I see it, the ...Hi! Glad you enjoyed the post. <br /><br />As I see it, the Occupy Movement is basically a movement against the sort of unfreedom I discuss in the post.<br /><br />The vast majority of people have the sense that they are the playthings of forces beyond their control. They don't see themselves or their collective democratic reason in the basic institutions of society. What they see is an economic system set up to service the interests of a very small percent of the population. They see that their access to employment and credit is determined by the play of global economic forces over which they have no control. They see that the political system is basically unresponsive to their needs and interests, even though it never fails to benefit the rich. This is a form of alienation. To oppose it to put forward a radical cry for freedom --i.e. the capacity to collectively self-determine our lives and self-govern free from the domination of the 1%. <br /><br />It's about the 99% taking control of society (economy, the state, etc.) and running all of democratically in the interests of the vast majority. To the extent that we fail to achieve this we are unfree.thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268192967377248928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post-12792261471308440442011-10-10T22:45:42.483-05:002011-10-10T22:45:42.483-05:00I found your site doing research for a paper compa...I found your site doing research for a paper comparing Marx and Hegel's philosophies. This is really a beautifully written piece. With OccupyWallStreet in full swing now in early October of 2011, how would you suggest individuals start to transform the American capitalist system into a freer, more self-realized society?limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447627429454110565noreply@blogger.com