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Re: [xmca] History, today, individual, action and no action



Too abstract for me, Ulvi. Are you referring to events like discussion of
learning sciences or American foreign policy in the last decade? And if the
later, hard to see connection to academic concerns of xmca, although I could
surmise ways to tackle it.

Past events have ready formulated narratives while the present is a
contestation of them.

What do you have in mind?

mike

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:55 AM, ulvi icil <ulvi.icil@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have one question in my mind that I look for the answer and intend to
> share:
>
> People seem to be more critical towards facts, actions etc in history,
> let's
> say, United States foreign policy...or let's say some "bad" features of
> capitalism
>
> But the same people seem less critical towards the current ones, parallel
> or
> similar to the same fact...and tend to see these facts unavoidable, as
> facts
> to be admitted as facts etc
>
> What may be the reasons for this?
>
> May one of these the fact that, historical one is frozen and needs no
> change
> but if you are critical towards a current one, then you should move against
> it, you should enter into action against it...and this is the reason why,
> people do not criticize the current one, because they do not want to act
> against it...they know the fact is "bad" , they admit it, but they perhaps
> try to rationalize their position etc?
>
> (It is obvious that that inaction is not merely inaction, it means also
> less
> consciousness in some respects...In some respects, because "action" is not
> always filled with a better consciousness...e.g. actions of masses at a
> historical moment may be with or without more or les consciousness)
>
> Thanks
>
> Ulvi
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