
Novara FM: The Mute Compulsion of Capitalism w/ Søren Mau
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The Importance of Violence in the History of Capitalism
In addition to violence and ideology, there's also a third form of power in capitalism. So even when it seems like violence is absent, for example, we still have not only ideological domination, but also something else which is economic domination. And I think there's a danger of underestimating the importance of violence in the reproduction of capitalism. Without the threat of violence that the police and military represents that it wouldn't be possible to maintain private property.
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