Conversations with History: David Harvey

ClassAlex Says:

Mar 6, 2011 - What Marx wrote and what self-appointed 'Marxists' interpreted are two different things. Marx's understanding of 'class struggle' is dialectical. He sees the proletariat as constitutive of capital, classes are not identities but degrees of alienation from capital. The class struggle is supposed to achieve a *classless* society in which the categories of bourgeoisie/proletariat become meaningless, rather than a marxist-leninist 'workers state'.

richard1917 Says:

Jun 8, 2011 - That's a bit like saying to someone who is reading Einstein that anyone who is interested in physics should read the Ladybird childrens' encyclopedia of science.

FloydManFloyd Says:

Jun 8, 2011 - hahahahaha

Ermal8711 Says:

Jun 24, 2011 - Just recently discovered him... Ordered his books!

jdbrando Says:

Aug 10, 2011 - Is that a serious statement? Half the people in this country are marxist or socialist, what are you talking about? Socialism is the status quo if you hadn't noticed, I can't believe how blind so-called liberal intellectuals have become.

hjemkomst Says:

Aug 17, 2011 - Lol! Are you being serious, or are you just another retard that gets all of their news from Fox?

zodiacchiller Says:

Sep 20, 2011 - 7 people are neolibs

dharmaatdawn Says:

Oct 12, 2011 - I totally agree with you. Plus there was no proletariat in 1917. It was a peasant society. Revolution in 1917 was a popular revolution. BF Tsar was toppled there were workers counsils, collectives. many parties that resprsented their community. After the Tsar fell, Lenin and Trotsky used politics and repression to eliminate all of them, virtually paiting a dictatorship for Stalin. It was a power grab. New elite that think it knows better then anyone else...

dharmaatdawn Says:

Oct 12, 2011 - Now the same Stalinist thugs bankers now, running around praising free market. So basically, they dont care about ideology its about them being in power at all costs. They will make the decisions at peoples expense, go to wars to get more power. During Spanish Civil War, all of the sworn enemies Fascists, west, and communists became allies to fight Anarchist-Synd. in Catalonia

goru426 Says:

Oct 24, 2011 - The intro music is WRONG on so many levels!

tcushman100 Says:

Dec 2, 2011 - What a tendentious fraud, ideology all the way.

jdbrando Says:

Dec 8, 2011 - Sorry for the late reply. Yes I am serious. These are the facts: When people in a country are growing more and more in favor of "taxing the rich" in the name of fair share, you can come to the conclusion that they are not in any way capitalist other than claiming to be in name only. The problem is that the US is not a capitalist nation; it is a mixed economy. If we were capitalist we would not be in the mess we are right now.

vojtesKalab Says:

Dec 11, 2011 - Isnt Harvey British?

fabfauna Says:

Dec 31, 2011 - Yup, watch the beginning of the video. Actually, watch the whole video if you care to bother.

fabfauna Says:

Dec 31, 2011 - I'm more interested in Dr. Harvey's early studies. I wonder if there are any videos in attribution to that time frame.

Propagandhi900 Says:

Feb 2, 2012 - Harvey isn't post marxist.

loksburry Says:

Mar 13, 2012 - He's from Kent but moved to Baltimore in '69

miguelcavaperaltageo Says:

Mar 24, 2012 - Hello, I respect the opinion and knowledge about the current crisis in the world of David Harvey, although as a Catholic student of Geography, I disagree with his Marxist view of the discipline, I think it leads to a good road. Greetings.

miguelcavaperaltageo Says:

Mar 28, 2012 - I think the political left is doing great harm to the world and also our beloved vocation: Geography. Generate hatred towards others. I believe in a geography according to the Will of God who is loving service to others. Mr. Harvey, friends, I invite you to experience and believe in the beauty that is the love of God, which deposited its promises in our Catholic faith. May God bless you and your peace.

futsal1958 Says:

Apr 13, 2012 - 42:45 is prescient (OWS), given that this is 2004.

sabasado Says:

Apr 20, 2012 - Empire abroad, tyranny at home

partylikeits1066 Says:

May 4, 2012 - You're right in saying that the USA is a mixed economy- almost all 'capitalist' countries today are (in fact, I can't think of any that aren't off the top of my head), but I don't see why this means they aren't capitalist. Private ownership of property and means of production are the basis of the economy- isn't this what it means to be capitalist, even if there is some government intervention?

HTCEVOSONGS Says:

May 9, 2012 - That is not hte point: This is a product of the forfilling of Capital's hunger, not, by any means, hte expression of someone's will.

GeoHistPol Says:

May 10, 2012 - what, huh? not sure what you're saying with all the typos. please explain.