Ayup. Stolen from the surplus generated by the working class's labor. Funneled by legislation to the capital class and oligarchs responsible for war and human misery.
But! The class of people most negatively affected by the tax and spend policies of the American Empire (the working class and disadvantaged) keep voting for the same moronic economic, political, and monetary policies that result in the present reality. Election after election. Wether it be repubican or democrat who win.
Change the economic policies of capitalism by voting for people who actually understand that government should support policies beneficial to the general welfare of all. Not merely the capital class of billionaires and trillionaires whose goal is to suck everything they can from the working class.
The policy that best supports the "general welfare" is to maximize making all its' citizens "sovereign", not just those who already have a surplus of the nation's surplus and can donate to political campaigns.
Enable every individual American to maximize his own private property to the extent that "f*ck you" wealth gives him "Sovereignty"!
Organize government so as to enable every citizens dream to be in charge of and own his own means of production (that's not a wage-slave job for a legally protected and indemnified "corporation".) That's also not a professional managerial class (PMC) job that rewards corporate or institutional bureaucratic loyalty with a surplus salary. We need risk TAKERS and GAMBLERS, not timid bureaucrats incapable of making "wrong" decisions.
The continued tropes of the the Ayn Rand flavor type. Good luck with all that.
The USA national debt now exceeds the total GDP. A certain tipping point towards the eventual economic collaps of the US Empire.
I don't expect you to GAS or understanding what went wrong or why. Nor do It expect you to understand it IS the capitalist class that IS responsible for our decline and pending collapse as a super power empire.
And really, I've wasted enough time with your MAGA delusions.
MAGA??? Georges Bataille was MAGA? He died in 1962. He wrote "The Psychological Structure of Fascism" in 1933
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Georges Bataille viewed fascism not merely as an economic or political structure, but as a psychological phenomenon rooted in the "sacred". In his seminal 1933 essay, The Psychological Structure of Fascism, he explained how authoritarian regimes successfully redirect the collective energy of the masses—which could have fueled revolutionary movements—into repressive, militaristic nationalism.
Core Concepts of Bataille’s Analysis
Bataille analyzed society by dividing it into two primary categories: homogeneity and heterogeneity.
Homogeneous Society: This is the realm of production, work, and utility. It represents the rational, ordered, and uniform elements of society that keep the economic machine running.
Heterogeneous Society: This is the realm of the "sacred," which includes things completely excluded from productive utility—such as violence, death, eroticism, and sovereign power. It is characterized by intense emotional bonds, or what he called "collective effervescence"
.How Fascism Operates
According to Bataille, fascism masterfully manipulates these two aspects of society:
Capturing the "Sacred": Fascism breaks the mold of rational, homogeneous society by injecting intense, irrational, and mythic forces into the public sphere.
The "Sovereign" Leader: The fascist leader (like Hitler or Mussolini) acts as a heterogeneous element. The leader is elevated to a divine or royal status, commanding supreme, unquestionable authority. The masses submit to this authority because it fulfills their deep psychological desire for absolute order paired with violent, ecstatic communion.
Internal vs. External Exclusion: Fascism binds a portion of the population (the homogenous "nation") tightly together while unleashing intense, violent hatred and degradation onto "heterogeneous" scapegoats (e.g., minorities, the marginalized).
Bataille's Anti-Fascism
While early critics like the Frankfurt School were occasionally suspicious that Bataille's valorization of violence mirrored fascist aesthetics, his work was fundamentally aimed at understanding—and dismantling—the emotional and irrational appeal of authoritarianism. He sought to understand the desires driving individuals into authoritarian communities so the left could construct an anti-authoritarian, revolutionary movement that properly addressed human affect.
For a deeper dive into his original text, you can read the complete The Psychological Structure of Fascism via The Anarchist Library.
Thanks. But right now I'm deep diving into THE CAPITAL ORDR and ESCAPE FROM CAPITALISM , both by Clara Mattei, PHD in economics who currently teaches in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Ayup. Stolen from the surplus generated by the working class's labor. Funneled by legislation to the capital class and oligarchs responsible for war and human misery.
But! The class of people most negatively affected by the tax and spend policies of the American Empire (the working class and disadvantaged) keep voting for the same moronic economic, political, and monetary policies that result in the present reality. Election after election. Wether it be repubican or democrat who win.
Change the economic policies of capitalism by voting for people who actually understand that government should support policies beneficial to the general welfare of all. Not merely the capital class of billionaires and trillionaires whose goal is to suck everything they can from the working class.
La Part Maudite (Bataille)! :)
The policy that best supports the "general welfare" is to maximize making all its' citizens "sovereign", not just those who already have a surplus of the nation's surplus and can donate to political campaigns.
Enable every individual American to maximize his own private property to the extent that "f*ck you" wealth gives him "Sovereignty"!
Organize government so as to enable every citizens dream to be in charge of and own his own means of production (that's not a wage-slave job for a legally protected and indemnified "corporation".) That's also not a professional managerial class (PMC) job that rewards corporate or institutional bureaucratic loyalty with a surplus salary. We need risk TAKERS and GAMBLERS, not timid bureaucrats incapable of making "wrong" decisions.
The continued tropes of the the Ayn Rand flavor type. Good luck with all that.
The USA national debt now exceeds the total GDP. A certain tipping point towards the eventual economic collaps of the US Empire.
I don't expect you to GAS or understanding what went wrong or why. Nor do It expect you to understand it IS the capitalist class that IS responsible for our decline and pending collapse as a super power empire.
And really, I've wasted enough time with your MAGA delusions.
MAGA??? Georges Bataille was MAGA? He died in 1962. He wrote "The Psychological Structure of Fascism" in 1933
Google AI:
Georges Bataille viewed fascism not merely as an economic or political structure, but as a psychological phenomenon rooted in the "sacred". In his seminal 1933 essay, The Psychological Structure of Fascism, he explained how authoritarian regimes successfully redirect the collective energy of the masses—which could have fueled revolutionary movements—into repressive, militaristic nationalism.
Core Concepts of Bataille’s Analysis
Bataille analyzed society by dividing it into two primary categories: homogeneity and heterogeneity.
Homogeneous Society: This is the realm of production, work, and utility. It represents the rational, ordered, and uniform elements of society that keep the economic machine running.
Heterogeneous Society: This is the realm of the "sacred," which includes things completely excluded from productive utility—such as violence, death, eroticism, and sovereign power. It is characterized by intense emotional bonds, or what he called "collective effervescence"
.How Fascism Operates
According to Bataille, fascism masterfully manipulates these two aspects of society:
Capturing the "Sacred": Fascism breaks the mold of rational, homogeneous society by injecting intense, irrational, and mythic forces into the public sphere.
The "Sovereign" Leader: The fascist leader (like Hitler or Mussolini) acts as a heterogeneous element. The leader is elevated to a divine or royal status, commanding supreme, unquestionable authority. The masses submit to this authority because it fulfills their deep psychological desire for absolute order paired with violent, ecstatic communion.
Internal vs. External Exclusion: Fascism binds a portion of the population (the homogenous "nation") tightly together while unleashing intense, violent hatred and degradation onto "heterogeneous" scapegoats (e.g., minorities, the marginalized).
Bataille's Anti-Fascism
While early critics like the Frankfurt School were occasionally suspicious that Bataille's valorization of violence mirrored fascist aesthetics, his work was fundamentally aimed at understanding—and dismantling—the emotional and irrational appeal of authoritarianism. He sought to understand the desires driving individuals into authoritarian communities so the left could construct an anti-authoritarian, revolutionary movement that properly addressed human affect.
For a deeper dive into his original text, you can read the complete The Psychological Structure of Fascism via The Anarchist Library.
Thanks. But right now I'm deep diving into THE CAPITAL ORDR and ESCAPE FROM CAPITALISM , both by Clara Mattei, PHD in economics who currently teaches in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
I'll add this to my books to read.
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