Slavoj Žižek invites us to reflect on both sides of the coin. About what makes us
conditioned and what drives us to perform our part
"condition", ie, determines what to do. We
capitalism. We are born into a society already structured, and given, with rules
game marked a path laid ... and our lives since we left the tour and maternal womb
relates around the system in which we live. The
capitalist. Therefore, we could say that there is an "I systemic," ie
remains immersed in the given society and an "I offender" that would be one that skips
laws, he who, knowing that something falls within the rules, making the
transgression which, compared to failures and leaks common sense that makes the system
given in this case the capitalist moral endeavor to remedy those errors or omissions produced
sense.
The "I transgressor "tries to escape from the way he can.
may be painting the wall of a bathroom, burning a container, by kicking a trash
not paying taxes, calling for a protest rally, making a strike picket
... Therefore, it is a sword both ways: what the individual considered as a stimulation
his "I offender" in an attempt to change the rules
considered "harmful" in society, is actually an exercise in complacency
, considering than buying, for example, a carton of milk in the container
added: "It does not hurt the environment "is a break with the capitalist system
when, really, with that fact the system has integrated our
doubt the consumption process.
And then what to do when the fight, for example, climate change is
of the power structures that precisely with interests in companies or industries
harmful for it? What, for example, when the
encourages people to recycle and then this crap comes together in a municipal landfill?
Really, the person must comply with recycling?
When the container of milk or juice provides that is not harmful to the environment
environment but is made of two layers of cardboard and aluminum between the two ... the fact
is written and displayed, is enough for us to be able
believe strongly that it is not?
-see here, as this game of "self-quiet" and charity, has an effect passivizer
population.
seems to be yes. It seems that, currently, there has been strong the message
"solidarity" or rather, as Slavoj Zizek puts it, the message of charity. The charity
mental element of transgression but acting as a painkiller. Or, is it not
true that many people within the environment social movements,
appear as characters outside the system or alternative individuals, for
buy clothes at the famous flea market? But on the other hand, his "I systemic,"
involved in other forms of capitalism: wage labor, the purchase of products as simple
beer, or the use of computers and game consoles, etc.
Or, are there not people who buy Fair Trade store, then use
phones whose screens have been made in terms of slavery by their manufacturers
? Is the contradiction to which we subject the system prevailing economic and social
. Seems So palpable fact "self-calm." Understand, then,
as "self-quiet" this situation or action chosen by us as a good
use or consumption, in which, there is the possibility to choose the product "charitable" -
which does not harm the environment that works with NGOs, in order to accounts, background
having a charity based in exposed by Slavoj Žižek.
Still, from my point of view ... cultural capitalism
covers many more aspects.
For example, one in which mutates the meaning consumerism, materialism
consumer experience. We could talk, then, sexual experiences, experience
dining, travel experiences, themes, entertainment, film-for example
3D and virtual realism, "related to the relax-spa, massage
... -.
or appropriation of culture as a commodity-commercial music channels, large firms related to musical and visual production, reduction of opportunities for cultural expression
(no further than last February
Madrid City Council approved a law, prohibiting play an instrument in public),
creation of styles fashion ... that uniformly in the population according to the whim of the creative agent of
demand, etc..
Or even get to ask the study or investigate how it influences
capitalist imperialism in relation to the development of mass media in developing countries. As
through communication channels extending the "culture" Western or Westernized
Westernizing which increases the number of consumers.
could therefore say, according to this view, that capitalism is the
cultural basis of social relations and exchange, in which he grows and develops
capitalism as a system.
can be said to appear as an organizational part that supports socio-economic-political-cultural
, interrelated to each other. Foucault would say, no,
thus a single power, but a series of interconnected power
depend on each other.
To further clarify the text, I will this piece of Slavoj Žižek
seemed to me, enormously interesting
1 "The logic of market exchange is taken here to a sort of self-identity relativahegeliana: do not buy the items eventually purchased (time of) our own lives. [...] I buy going fitness gyms to keep fit, buy my spiritual enlightenment scoring in transcendental meditation courses, buy my public persona going to restaurants visited by people you want to be associated ... "
1 Zizek, Slavoj, About Lenin. Policy and subjectivity in late capitalism , Buenos Aires, Atuel, 2004.
2 " Capitalism production program our production activities (
produce farmers), consumer capitalism our consumer activities program (produces consumers). "
He continues saying:
3 " On the other hand, production activities are mixed with consumption activities:
produce consumed (our work is to eat, so the models
we propose to mimic are not workers, harvesters, milling or doctors-but-consumer
parasites jet-society-), producing consume (the
production is time consuming, teaching as a park or work as a simple delivery time.) In the production and consumption are cattle awaiting slaughter time (hence the passivity). Only television is productive: how we as consumers (consumers produce). "
2 Ibáñez, Jesús, Madrid -2: two cities to choose , article extracted from the country as of 09/05 / 1984.
3 Ibáñez, Jesús, Madrid -2: two cities to choose , article extracted from the country as of 09/05/1984.
Without doubt, the text of Madrid-2, which refers to the name given to the Prison of Alcala-Meco
and the Mall in the trough of Madrid, illuminates how and in what way can relate
two structures seemingly distant
functionality.
According to Jesus Ibanez, both Madrid-2 would be two mirrors of Madrid. One
reflect the scale of production and the other dimension of consumption. (Production and consumption of consumer
producers).
is therefore also related the structure of control of such persons
consumerist consumers. Space surveillance and direction of the walker.
Ibanez brings to light a curious picture of Escher to illustrate
activity and spectrum of consumer capitalism, which Žižek, comprised within the cultural
capitalism and consumerism that has made itself so important and notable
in our daily lives and seems to be shaping their own customs and traditions
, "are" cultural interest ", consumer, at the end of the day,
all kinds of festivals, fairs and other events. This table Escher,
shows two hands that draw each other. Ibanez speaks of 4 "Reversal
widespread model and copy, production and consumption. It is the most powerful metaphor of capitalism
consumption. "
4 Ibáñez, Jesús, Madrid -2: two cities to choose , article extracted from the country as of 09/05 / 1984.
Therefore, I believe it is important to pay attention to the concepts of "I systemic," "I
transgressor," "charity" and "self-calm." After all, it seems all
relate to the feeling of guilt and the "struggle" of how to avoid it, pass it or overcome it.
conditioned and what drives us to perform our part
"condition", ie, determines what to do. We
capitalism. We are born into a society already structured, and given, with rules
game marked a path laid ... and our lives since we left the tour and maternal womb
relates around the system in which we live. The
capitalist. Therefore, we could say that there is an "I systemic," ie
remains immersed in the given society and an "I offender" that would be one that skips
laws, he who, knowing that something falls within the rules, making the
transgression which, compared to failures and leaks common sense that makes the system
given in this case the capitalist moral endeavor to remedy those errors or omissions produced
sense.
The "I transgressor "tries to escape from the way he can.
may be painting the wall of a bathroom, burning a container, by kicking a trash
not paying taxes, calling for a protest rally, making a strike picket
... Therefore, it is a sword both ways: what the individual considered as a stimulation
his "I offender" in an attempt to change the rules
considered "harmful" in society, is actually an exercise in complacency
, considering than buying, for example, a carton of milk in the container
added: "It does not hurt the environment "is a break with the capitalist system
when, really, with that fact the system has integrated our
doubt the consumption process.
And then what to do when the fight, for example, climate change is
of the power structures that precisely with interests in companies or industries
harmful for it? What, for example, when the
encourages people to recycle and then this crap comes together in a municipal landfill?
Really, the person must comply with recycling?
When the container of milk or juice provides that is not harmful to the environment
environment but is made of two layers of cardboard and aluminum between the two ... the fact
is written and displayed, is enough for us to be able
believe strongly that it is not?
-see here, as this game of "self-quiet" and charity, has an effect passivizer
population.
seems to be yes. It seems that, currently, there has been strong the message
"solidarity" or rather, as Slavoj Zizek puts it, the message of charity. The charity
mental element of transgression but acting as a painkiller. Or, is it not
true that many people within the environment social movements,
appear as characters outside the system or alternative individuals, for
buy clothes at the famous flea market? But on the other hand, his "I systemic,"
involved in other forms of capitalism: wage labor, the purchase of products as simple
beer, or the use of computers and game consoles, etc.
Or, are there not people who buy Fair Trade store, then use
phones whose screens have been made in terms of slavery by their manufacturers
? Is the contradiction to which we subject the system prevailing economic and social
. Seems So palpable fact "self-calm." Understand, then,
as "self-quiet" this situation or action chosen by us as a good
use or consumption, in which, there is the possibility to choose the product "charitable" -
which does not harm the environment that works with NGOs, in order to accounts, background
having a charity based in exposed by Slavoj Žižek.
Still, from my point of view ... cultural capitalism
covers many more aspects.
For example, one in which mutates the meaning consumerism, materialism
consumer experience. We could talk, then, sexual experiences, experience
dining, travel experiences, themes, entertainment, film-for example
3D and virtual realism, "related to the relax-spa, massage
... -.
or appropriation of culture as a commodity-commercial music channels, large firms related to musical and visual production, reduction of opportunities for cultural expression
(no further than last February
Madrid City Council approved a law, prohibiting play an instrument in public),
creation of styles fashion ... that uniformly in the population according to the whim of the creative agent of
demand, etc..
Or even get to ask the study or investigate how it influences
capitalist imperialism in relation to the development of mass media in developing countries. As
through communication channels extending the "culture" Western or Westernized
Westernizing which increases the number of consumers.
could therefore say, according to this view, that capitalism is the
cultural basis of social relations and exchange, in which he grows and develops
capitalism as a system.
can be said to appear as an organizational part that supports socio-economic-political-cultural
, interrelated to each other. Foucault would say, no,
thus a single power, but a series of interconnected power
depend on each other.
To further clarify the text, I will this piece of Slavoj Žižek
seemed to me, enormously interesting
1 "The logic of market exchange is taken here to a sort of self-identity relativahegeliana: do not buy the items eventually purchased (time of) our own lives. [...] I buy going fitness gyms to keep fit, buy my spiritual enlightenment scoring in transcendental meditation courses, buy my public persona going to restaurants visited by people you want to be associated ... "
1 Zizek, Slavoj, About Lenin. Policy and subjectivity in late capitalism , Buenos Aires, Atuel, 2004.
Therefore, the development of capitalism is continuous and relentless.
And so we could talk about what Jesus Ibanez, Article "Madrid-2: two
cities to choose ", set to the same:
And so we could talk about what Jesus Ibanez, Article "Madrid-2: two
cities to choose ", set to the same:
2 " Capitalism production program our production activities (
produce farmers), consumer capitalism our consumer activities program (produces consumers). "
He continues saying:
3 " On the other hand, production activities are mixed with consumption activities:
produce consumed (our work is to eat, so the models
we propose to mimic are not workers, harvesters, milling or doctors-but-consumer
parasites jet-society-), producing consume (the
production is time consuming, teaching as a park or work as a simple delivery time.) In the production and consumption are cattle awaiting slaughter time (hence the passivity). Only television is productive: how we as consumers (consumers produce). "
2 Ibáñez, Jesús, Madrid -2: two cities to choose , article extracted from the country as of 09/05 / 1984.
3 Ibáñez, Jesús, Madrid -2: two cities to choose , article extracted from the country as of 09/05/1984.
Without doubt, the text of Madrid-2, which refers to the name given to the Prison of Alcala-Meco
and the Mall in the trough of Madrid, illuminates how and in what way can relate
two structures seemingly distant
functionality.
According to Jesus Ibanez, both Madrid-2 would be two mirrors of Madrid. One
reflect the scale of production and the other dimension of consumption. (Production and consumption of consumer
producers).
is therefore also related the structure of control of such persons
consumerist consumers. Space surveillance and direction of the walker.
Ibanez brings to light a curious picture of Escher to illustrate
activity and spectrum of consumer capitalism, which Žižek, comprised within the cultural
capitalism and consumerism that has made itself so important and notable
in our daily lives and seems to be shaping their own customs and traditions
, "are" cultural interest ", consumer, at the end of the day,
all kinds of festivals, fairs and other events. This table Escher,
shows two hands that draw each other. Ibanez speaks of 4 "Reversal
widespread model and copy, production and consumption. It is the most powerful metaphor of capitalism
consumption. "
4 Ibáñez, Jesús, Madrid -2: two cities to choose , article extracted from the country as of 09/05 / 1984.
Therefore, I believe it is important to pay attention to the concepts of "I systemic," "I
transgressor," "charity" and "self-calm." After all, it seems all
relate to the feeling of guilt and the "struggle" of how to avoid it, pass it or overcome it.
Paul M. Testa.
