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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 21. May | 109 comments (109 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Dany-Robert Dufour (Le marché divin. The liberal cultural revolution, Denoël, 2007) provides, in ten chapters, the Ten Commandments of the currently dominant neo-liberal morality:

Le rapport à soi: Tu te laisseras conduire par l'égoïsme... et tu entreras gentiment dans le troupeau des consommateurs! (Ce qui aboutit à la destruction de l'individu).
Le rapport à l'autre: Tu utiliseras l'autre comme un moyen pour parvenir à tes fins! (Soit une parfaite inversion de la seconde maxime kantienne qui aboutit à la destruction de toute common decency).
Le rapport à l'Autre: Tu pourras vénérer toutes les idoles de ton choix pourvu que tu adores le dieu suprême, le marché! (Ce qui aboutit au retour du religieux et à l'invention de la figure du pervers puritain).
Le rapport transcendantal: Tu ne fabriqueras pas de Kant―à―soi visant à te soustraire à la mise en troupeau! (Ce qui aboutit à la déconsidération de l'idéal critique).
Le rapport politique: Tu combattras tout gouvernement et tu prôneras la bonne gouvernance! (Ce qui aboutit à la destruction du politique ravalé à la somme des intérêts privés)
Le rapport au savoir: Tu offenseras tout maître en position de t'éduquer! (Ce qui aboutit à la déconsidération de la transmission et au discrédit du pouvoir formateur des oeuvres).
Le rapport à la langue: Tu ignoreras la grammaire et tu barbariseras le vocabulaire! (Ce qui aboutit à la création d'une novlangue)
Le rapport à la loi: Tu violeras les lois sans te faire prendre! (Ce qui aboutit aussi bien à la prolifération du droit et de la procédure qu'à l'invalidation de toute forme possible de Loi).
Le rapport à l'art: Tu enfonceras indéfiniment la porte déjà ouverte par Duchamp! (Ce qui aboutit à la transformation de la négativité de l'art en une comédie de la subversion).
Le rapport à l'inconscient: Tu libéreras tes pulsions et tu chercheras une jouissance sans limite! (Ce qui aboutit à la destruction d'une économie du désir et son remplacement par une économie de la jouissance).
The report itself: You let lead by selfishness... and you will enter gently in the herd of consumers! (This leads to the destruction of the individual).
The report to another: You utiliseras the other as a means to achieve your ends! (Either a perfect reversal of the second Kantian maxim that led to the destruction of any common decency).
The report to the Other: You can all worship the idols of your choice, provided that you adores the supreme god, the market! (This leads to the return of religion and the invention of the figure of perverse puritanical).
The report transcendental: You do not fabriqueras Kant-te itself to evade the implementation flock! (This leads to the disrepute of the ideal critic).
The political report: You combattras any government and you prôneras good governance! (This leads to the destruction of politics reduced to the sum of private interests)
The report to know: You offenseras master in any position t'éduquer! (This leads to the transmission of disrepute and discredit power trainer works).
The report language: You ignoreras grammar and vocabulary barbariseras you! (This leads to the creation of a Newspeak)
The report to the law: You violeras laws without you make! (This leads both the proliferation of law and procedure to invalidate any possible form of Act).
The relationship with art: You enfonceras indefinitely the door already opened by Duchamp! (This leads to the transformation of the negativity of art in a comedy of subversion).
The report to the unconscious: You libéreras your impulses and you chercheras enjoyment without limit! (This leads to the destruction of an economy of desire and its replacement by an economy of enjoyment).

When Procrustes looks after you, you're sure to fit in.

by PerCLupi on Wed May 21st, 2008 at 08:58:32 AM EST
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Re: Klatsch (none / 0)

Please, could someone translate correctly? I used Google French to English.

When Procrustes looks after you, you're sure to fit in.

by PerCLupi on Wed May 21st, 2008 at 09:14:27 AM EST
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Re: Klatsch (4.00 / 4)

In relation to oneself: let yourself be guided by selfishness... you will tamely join the herd of consumers! (This leads to the destruction of the individual).
In relation to others: use others as a means to achieve your ends! (Which is a perfect inversion of the second Kantian maxim that leads to the destruction of common decency).
In relation to the Other: you may venerate all the idols you choose, as long as you adore the supreme god, the market! (Which leads to the return of religion and the invention of the perverse puritan figure).
The transcendental relation: you will not create self-possession [Kant-à-soi untranslatable pun] with the aim of staying out of the herd! (Which leads to the discredit of the critical ideal).
The political relation: you will fight all governments but prone good governance! (Which leads to the destruction of the political realm, reduced to the aggregate of private interests).
The relation to knowledge: you will insult any teacher capable of educating you! (Which leads to the disrepute of transmission and the discredit of the formative power of (great) works).
The relation to language: you will be ignorant of grammar and will barbarise vocabulary! (Which leads to the creation of newspeak).
The relation to the law: you will break laws without getting caught! (Which leads to the proliferation of code and process while invalidating any possible form of Law).
The relation to art: you will keep on breaking down the door Duchamp already opened! (Which leads to the transformation of art's negativity into a comedy of subversion).
The relation to the unconscious: you will set your impulses free and seek limitless pleasure! (Which leads to the destruction of an economy of desire and its replacement by an economy of (accomplishe) pleasure).

Oof! And they say the French don't have any intellectuals any more! ;)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed May 21st, 2008 at 01:13:29 PM EST
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