Capitalism Kritik What is capitalism AN IDEOLOGY A

Capitalism Kritik

What is capitalism? -AN IDEOLOGY -A MINDSET -“AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM BASED ON THE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND EXCHANGE, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FREEDOM OF CAPITALISTS TO OPERATE OR MANAGE THEIR PROPERTY FOR PROFIT IN COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS” -PRIORITIZE PROFIT, SELF INTEREST, SUPPORT COMPETITION

Marx and anti-capitalism

Marx �Communist Manifesto �Bourgeoisie- ruling class �Proletariat- working class �Means of production, exploitation �Working class revolution

Why run the Cap K? �Links to EVERYTHING �Good K to start with �A lot of evidence from qualified sources �People mishandle it all the time

Why not run the cap K? �Generic �Not everyone likes the cap k or Zizek �A ton of answers �Complex theories �Not many good alternatives

Psychoanalysis and Capitalism

Zizek �Lacanian psychoanalyst �Particularism �Particular acts distract from the broader question of capital �Universal rejection

Other authors to know �Johnston �Dean �Herod �Mezaros

links �Prop up capitalist system/reinforce logic/distract from universal struggle �EVERYTHING links to capitalism �How could space exploration link to capitalism?

Alternatives �Clear explanation is key �Rejection �Withdrawal �Rethink �How would changing the way we think about capitalism lead to it’s breakdown?

impacts �Comodification �Imperialism �Exploitation �Resource wars �No value to life �What bad things do you think capitalism causes

Tricks and land mines �Root cause �Ethics �Role of the ballot

Answering the cap K �Permutation �Gibson and Gram �Cap Good �Transition Wars �Psychoanalysis bad �Why is capitalism good or why is rethinking it bad?