Lazy Politics: Lafargue, Nietzsche, and Bataille Against the Grind
Zer0 Books and Repeater Media
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Introduction
The right to be lazy was a piece of writing whose impact and influence in its day was practically on par with Marx and Engels, the communist manifesto. LaFarg's intention was to send a shockwave throughout the massive workers, opening their eyes to the soul-crushing grind demanded by life under capitalism. In his work, LaFarg observes that societies and antiquity generally manifested an absolute hatred for work. He chastises the working class for allowing themselves to be infected with the oppressive moralism of the bourgeoisie.
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