The "white" race positions itself in opposition (and as superior) to *all other* "races" that come and go. The "white" race hasn't always existed, nor has it always existed in the form it has now. But it needs an "other" to position itself as better than. That's what it *means.*
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Replying to @Eristae @arthur_affect
Do you think Europeans are the only people to have a historical conception of race? This is incredibly historically inaccurate.
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Replying to @ILoveUTigerLily @Eristae
I think that what we mean by "race" is related to but distinct from some ancient Greek philosopher speculating on "the different orders of man" in the same way that Marx's use of "class" is related to but obviously different from what a book on the English peerage means by it
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Eristae
I agree we have different ideas of what “race” does and possibly should mean: when I say race I’m referring to any type of ethnic classification system, whether benign, hostile, or even theoretical. My point is that there are a lot of different ways to classify and divide “race”
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But there’s no such ambiguity in regards to labor vs. capital.
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You’re the second person I’ve seen recently make this distinction and I genuinely don’t see the utility, in your scenario an old retired lady with an antique shop that doesn’t turn a profit and has no employees has more social power than a billionaire CEO beholden to shareholders
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Yup I mean it's kind of funny that the go-to term people use as a synonym for "capitalist" is "CEO" CEOs of large companies typically are compensated with a lot of stock in the company, but "CEO" itself is an employee position
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Replying to @arthur_affect @jaylikewhoa and
eh sort of, most ceos either own a controlling interest or are directly elected by investors, calling it an employee position is kinda misleading.
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Replying to @KidThorazine @jaylikewhoa and
Okay but regardless of how you become a CEO, on paper, "CEO" is a job - it has responsibilities you are required to fulfill in order to be compensated
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Replying to @arthur_affect @KidThorazine and
In terms of the institutional paperwork, you're a worker Even if it's your company you started with your capital - you "hire yourself" as CEO and you pay yourself a salary out of the company account The IRS insists on it
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In real life? Sure, a bunch of the time it's a bullshit job and you can point to lots of people who earn their executive salary not seeming to do much in particular But bullshit jobs abound at all levels of the economy and generally complicate simplistic class analysis
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