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Karl Marx and Radical Indigenous Critiques of Capitalism
Jun 15, 2023
In this podcast, Native theorists Vine Deloria Jr., Luther Standing Bear, and Winona LaDuke engage in a dialogue with Marxist ideas. They explore indigenous critiques of capitalism, the significance of cooperative behavior, Karl Marx's concept of labor and human potentialities, the destructive impact of capitalism on the environment, Indigenous oneness with nature, contrasting views of money in Inka society and capitalism, child labor and industrial accidents, the possibility of a dialogue between indigenous traditionalism and Marxism, and the revolutionary potential of indigenous nations.
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- Indigenous critiques of modernity emphasize the importance of grounded normativity and a living relation to the past.
- Marxist conceptualization of capitalism involves the domination of dead labor over living labor and subordination of the future to the demands of capital.
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Tensions between Marxism and indigenous thought
This podcast explores the tensions and resonances between Marxism and indigenous thought, challenging the notion that they are antithetical. It highlights the critiques of the modern, Euro-Bourgeois world shared by native theorists and Marx, emphasizing the importance of understanding indigenous standpoints and their grounded normativity for comprehending their critiques of Western modernity.
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