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Symbolic Order

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Is the Image of the Stock Market Invisible Right?

The symbolic violence associated with the structure is just it's it can't be seen because it's not there to be seen. Even if you conceive it in or perceive it in imaginary way you're missing it right so even if you create this person who stands in for it like I often will say in class I'll use Bill Gates as a sort of stand in for capitalist rapaciousness right or capital the horrors of capital but of course that is I get all these objections like no he's really a good guy whatever okay we know betterright? The image actually always misses the mark yeah go ahead sorry interrupted oh no no just thatlike well I mean the because what people want to see is like

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