I think that people need to be more careful when jumping on the traditional Marxist bandwagon. It had a lot of problems, theoretically and in practice...obviously. I've read about this place before, and it seems like the traditional conservative values override any niche for progressive socialism or communism. Plus its position within the larger economy of Japan makes it impossible to really rock the boat politically or economically.
And the end of the article: “Hime Island can’t be run by a woman,” he sighed. “This place is too medieval for that.”
....and radical, especially considering the fact that women do the vast majority of unpaid labor on top of paid labor...Marx always forgets to include that in his analysis. One would think that the people who do the most work, paid or unpaid would be represented politically in dome way.
Alix you have your own username and everything, I love it.
I also completely agree with what you just said, although it is kind of cool to see certain Marxist values implemented in a world that is becoming more homogenized by the day. I agree though that while this island makes for an interesting New York Times article, the actual details of how it functions don't impress me that much, all things considered.
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I think that people need to be more careful when jumping on the traditional Marxist bandwagon. It had a lot of problems, theoretically and in practice...obviously. I've read about this place before, and it seems like the traditional conservative values override any niche for progressive socialism or communism. Plus its position within the larger economy of Japan makes it impossible to really rock the boat politically or economically.
ReplyDeleteAnd the end of the article: “Hime Island can’t be run by a woman,” he sighed. “This place is too medieval for that.”
...yeh that sounds super fun...
....and radical, especially considering the fact that women do the vast majority of unpaid labor on top of paid labor...Marx always forgets to include that in his analysis. One would think that the people who do the most work, paid or unpaid would be represented politically in dome way.
ReplyDeleteAlix you have your own username and everything, I love it.
ReplyDeleteI also completely agree with what you just said, although it is kind of cool to see certain Marxist values implemented in a world that is becoming more homogenized by the day. I agree though that while this island makes for an interesting New York Times article, the actual details of how it functions don't impress me that much, all things considered.