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>[a south-african friend who lives in germany sent me the following question >which i would like to throw into the round for comments from nettimers; >michael will initially follow things through the archive; abroeck] > > >I turn to you with a strange little question. In discussion with my >contact in South Africa, Berend, we have come up with a query. This is in >the context of globalism on the one hand, and local (S.A.) politics. On the >question of 'ethical' business, responsibilty (George Soros) and >cooperation of NGO's and individuals with this developement >(globalisation). I know this is a buzz word, but for want of a better one >I use it as it is. > >Soros talks of a global community, as guiding and 'discipling' force, to >function alongside global financial economics. This is a call for >leadership and authority. Certainly in the light of the power that >multi-nationals and global business generally has, I'd support the argument >for controls, so that the poor or economically weak are not totally >dis-enfranchised. Foucault and Guattari, support the idea of >micro-politics, decentralised, fragmented and at all levels of society. I >can support this idea, and in terms of what is and has been taking place >over the last years, the role of sub-culture etc., I think it is also >'true' of our postmodern reality. > >Berend is an old Marxist, who is calling for an anti-authoritarian >politics, in principle, I support this (I've just taken a look at the >attitudes of Marx, Engels and Lenin to the Anarchists), although coming >from the stance of revolutionary theory, ie., organised resistance, I find >it hard to understand how fragmented, leaderless oppostion can have any >effect on a powerful system. organised resistance = dze `powerful` system = fasc!zm = 0+1 mass movmnt http://www.m9ndfukc.org/konkurs/00.html http://www.m9ndfukc.org/data/t!pe.t!pe/Nebula.m81||USISK.sit.hqx http://www.m9ndfukc.org/korporat/=cw4t7abs.3nkod0r..0+2.html http://www.m9ndfukc.org/korporat/starledger_inter.bzzp.html http://www.m9ndfukc.com/bit_revolution/ http://www.m9ndfukc.com/botz/kinematek_kurrent.html http://www.m9ndfukc.org/memocide.neu+improved.genocide-swastika http://www.m9ndfukc.org//mcgill-lizt_ounr/ _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold