Capitalist domination is hegemonic construction, not self-deriving logic.

Evidence

What I have actually said – and this is entirely different – is that the coherence of capitalism as a social formation cannot be derived from the mere logical analysis of the contradictions implicit in the commodity form, for the social effectivity of capitalism depends on its relation to a heterogeneous outside that it can control through unstable power relations, but which cannot be derived from its own endogenous logic. In other words, capitalist domination is not self-determined, derivable from its own form, but the result of a hegemonic construction, so that its centrality derives, like anything else in society, from an overdetermination of heterogeneous elements. For that reason, something such as a relation of forces can exist in society – a ‘war of position’ in the Gramscian sense. — Ernesto Laclau, On Populist Reason, 463

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Overcoming capitalism alone would not prevent new forms of domination — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1568; Hegemony is not equivalent to ideological domination.; Capitalist logic is a fragile political construction, not an inevitable order. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention, 140 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Capitalism’s apparent naturalness is a constructed hoax, not an inevitability. #corroborates (0.90) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 26
• Capitalism’s governing order rests on fragile political balances, not inevitability. #corroborates (0.88) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 140
• Capitalist logic is a fragile political construction, not an inevitable order. #corroborates (0.85) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 140
• Overcoming capitalism alone would not prevent new forms of domination #expands (0.80) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1568
• Capitalism operates as opportunistic parasitism, not optimal allocation #expands (0.75) — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 180
• The commodity is not the origin from which capitalism truly unfolds back. #corroborates (0.75) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1163
• Capitalists are opportunistic adapters, not the germ of a new rational order #expands (0.72)
• Hegemony is not equivalent to ideological domination. #complicates (0.70)
• Hegemony is not the same thing as ideological domination #complicates (0.70) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 755
• Capitalist realism is belief in capital’s invincibility, not belief in its merits #exemplifies (0.70) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2219