Post by RedFlag32 on Nov 6, 2007 20:40:24 GMT
I will write more about the issue, this is all for the present:
I want to presume to make a contribution to the discussion on imperialism
since there is a particular confusion has been going on that gives me a
pause about the anti-imperialist movements in Turkey.
First of all, the classification of "the highest stage of capitalism" does
not indicate a simple formula as modern capitalism is equal to
imperialism. This is a misconception just as equalizing capitalism with
commodity production. Imperialism is the "modern" concrete form of
capitalism as capitalism is the "modern" concrete form of commodity
production. In my opinion, translation of this connection to Hegelian
dialectics could be like this: commodity production=universal,
capitalism=particular, imperialism=individual (negation of the negation).
Therefore, Capital starts with the analyses of commodity.
Imperialism is a particular existence form of a socio-economic system but
its existence does not resolve the contradictions or the existence of
other forms. I mean, if one day, imperialism or capitalism disappears from
existence, commodity production could preserve its existence in different
forms. For instance, while I was recently proposing the liberal democratic
solution for the Kurdish question to be activated urgently, I was well
aware that those improvements will not remove the conflicts of other forms
of the question. To quote Hegel, "…each of these moments is no less the
whole Notion than it is a determinate Notion and a determination of the
Notion."
www.marxists.org/reference/archive/hegel/works/hl/hlsubjec.htm#HL3_599
The problem with blindered anti-imperialist movements is that while they
are purporting to criticize the whole Notion, in fact they are tackling a
single movement of the Notion. But the proper approach is to strive to
understand the Notion along its whole process.
Let's take the example of Worker's Party (Turkey). After they their
perfunctory tone of voice has decreased regarding with class struggle,
they have directed all their rhetorical appetite towards the most feverish
form of Turkish Nationalism and sometimes joined forces with the
Nationalist Movement Party which has been obviously pursuing fascist
strategies for couple of decades. Their babblings are limited with
constant swearing about American Imperialism, and unyielding provocations
of nationalism. They are embracing different classes without a doubt but
there nothing progressive about appealing the suppressed desires of the
people or opposing to Imperialism alone. I think that these sort of
anti-imperialist movements have been forged to mislead the people.
Mehmet Çagatay
weblogmca.blogspot.com/
I want to presume to make a contribution to the discussion on imperialism
since there is a particular confusion has been going on that gives me a
pause about the anti-imperialist movements in Turkey.
First of all, the classification of "the highest stage of capitalism" does
not indicate a simple formula as modern capitalism is equal to
imperialism. This is a misconception just as equalizing capitalism with
commodity production. Imperialism is the "modern" concrete form of
capitalism as capitalism is the "modern" concrete form of commodity
production. In my opinion, translation of this connection to Hegelian
dialectics could be like this: commodity production=universal,
capitalism=particular, imperialism=individual (negation of the negation).
Therefore, Capital starts with the analyses of commodity.
Imperialism is a particular existence form of a socio-economic system but
its existence does not resolve the contradictions or the existence of
other forms. I mean, if one day, imperialism or capitalism disappears from
existence, commodity production could preserve its existence in different
forms. For instance, while I was recently proposing the liberal democratic
solution for the Kurdish question to be activated urgently, I was well
aware that those improvements will not remove the conflicts of other forms
of the question. To quote Hegel, "…each of these moments is no less the
whole Notion than it is a determinate Notion and a determination of the
Notion."
www.marxists.org/reference/archive/hegel/works/hl/hlsubjec.htm#HL3_599
The problem with blindered anti-imperialist movements is that while they
are purporting to criticize the whole Notion, in fact they are tackling a
single movement of the Notion. But the proper approach is to strive to
understand the Notion along its whole process.
Let's take the example of Worker's Party (Turkey). After they their
perfunctory tone of voice has decreased regarding with class struggle,
they have directed all their rhetorical appetite towards the most feverish
form of Turkish Nationalism and sometimes joined forces with the
Nationalist Movement Party which has been obviously pursuing fascist
strategies for couple of decades. Their babblings are limited with
constant swearing about American Imperialism, and unyielding provocations
of nationalism. They are embracing different classes without a doubt but
there nothing progressive about appealing the suppressed desires of the
people or opposing to Imperialism alone. I think that these sort of
anti-imperialist movements have been forged to mislead the people.
Mehmet Çagatay
weblogmca.blogspot.com/
