Aleksa's Book Review: The Politics of Operations

in communism •  6 years ago 


I'm sure that it's completely unnecessary to explain how corrupted the halls of academia are when it comes to writing about anything that isn't highly falsifiable, like natural sciences (although there are attempts to ruin that as well). To hammer my point home for me, this book arose recently.

Around 10 minutes of reading will be plenty for all but the most backward of novices to understand that this book is nothing but a propaganda piece trying to radicalise student elements into outright Marxism. That in itself wouldn't be that bad if it weren't for the blatant disregard for anything approaching logic in the book.

Arguments regarding the nature od financial markets, the state, property, extraction industries and many others are viewed in the book through a Marxist aperture that ascribes the title of "oppressor" so generously that it's difficult to understand where the supposed proletariat lies.

Sometimes, these books at the very least offer some good examples of well-researched and eloquent sophistry, but this book can't muster even that. I assume that's the kind of muscular (or mental) degradation that you should expect when one swims with the current.
1/10

Authors get paid when people like you upvote their post.
If you enjoyed what you read here, create your account today and start earning FREE STEEM!