Capitalism structurally requires excess for some and deprivation for others

Evidence

Dehumanization is not abstract. As the mud from the dead river floods people’s homes, and as the refuse of a society becomes their source of life, dehumanization is tied to material conditions of deprivation because the economic and social structures that shape their material lives require excess for some and deprivation for others. This excess–deprivation dynamic is the nature of capitalism as a socioeconomic structure, and hence, why Marxist critique was so foundational to Freire’s philosophy. — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 1094

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The wealthy can exit toxic environments; the poor cannot — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed:…, 1100; Under capitalism consumption targets abstract value rather than bodily need — Fredric Jameson, Marxism and Form, 753; The deprived must simultaneously critique capitalism and seek entry into it — Donna Landry and Gerald MacLean, The Spivak Reader: Selected Works of…, 242 (+14 more)

Broader Connections

• The deprived must simultaneously critique capitalism and seek entry into it #exemplifies (0.82) — Donna Landry and Gerald MacLean, The Spivak Reader, 242
• Under capitalism consumption targets abstract value rather than bodily need #expands (0.78) — Fredric Jameson, Marxism and Form, 753
• Unemployment structurally disciplines workers and lowers labor costs in capitalism #corroborates (0.78) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 150
• Capitalist wealth is built on the subjugation of weaker economies #expands (0.75) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 337
• Capitalist need-satisfaction depends on suppressing needs #corroborates (0.72) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 383