Onanistic Subject’s Death

Posted: April 17th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: decategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Onanistic Subject’s Death

In his book Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power, the German philosopher Byung-Chul Han argues, that the new surveillance society that has arisen since 1984 is more “elegantly totalitarian and oppressive than anything described by Orwell or Bentham”. According to him, the neoliberal era made capitalism realise that seduction is a better way of dealing with its subjects than toughness. He calls this “smartpolitics”. I would call it seductivepolitics and understood it as an exterior and distinct feature of his concept of psychopolitics. Read the rest of this entry »

Ungrounding

Posted: April 16th, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Ungrounding

 

An old argument, poorly articulated and predominantly dull, is lurking in the minds of the frightened ruling class’ representatives. It claims that the so-called proletariat is striving to replace them in their role as rulers of the world. I will not commit myself explaining its origin and how various leftist movements have benefited or suffered by their acquiescence with it. However, there’s something of importance in it, which deserves further examination. Read the rest of this entry »