Re: AUT: Negri and Charleton Heston?

[Thiago Oppermann <difference_3ngine@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 30/11/2004 12:23 AM, "Lowe Laclau" <lowe.laclau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Being at the cutting edge of capitalism is not defined by the hegemony
> of any particular kind of laboring or industry, but rather by the
> effect that industry and labor has upon all others. Its
> deterritorializing effects. Wal-Mart (as a model) is hegemonic and
> very powerful, but its not all that novel and isn't exactly shaping
> the actions, events or concerns of finance capital all that much. In
> that sense I'd definitely say its not at the cutting edge. Especially
> when you have developments in service sectors that can take place in
> NY and London and literally affect the entire world for good or worse
> by the nature of its transformation of how capitalism is done (take
> for example the creation of hedge fund markets and its effects on how
> people do business everywhere (large businesses at least).

This is very 'progressivist'. You're looking at capitalism from far, far
above, like a military commander assessing the commanding heights. BUT,
capitalism, as a social formation, isn't about the commading heights, it's
about the micro-power of social articulation, of which Wal-Mart is a very
serious force, far more important, for the hundred million fatsos of the
flyover than your new Riemann function inspired financial trick.

Thiago



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