Imagined unity terms like nation and consensus mask class antagonism

Evidence

This does not mean, of course, that each member of a society is conscious of such an abstract notion of unity. It means that he is absorbed in innumerable, specific relations and in the feeling and the knowledge of determining others and of being determined by them. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 169 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Articulated unity relates parts through differences and subordination, not identity; Ideological unity forms through connotative condensation and an axial interpellation; Popular ‘us versus them’ discourse can be recoded to support the power bloc (+10 more)

Related

• Articulated unity relates parts through differences and subordination, not identity (similarity 0.86)
• Nation and national interest mask class by uniting individual subjects (similarity 0.84)
• Social unity is felt through concrete relations rather than abstract awareness (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Nation and national interest mask class by uniting individual subjects #corroborates (0.85)
• Social unity is felt through concrete relations rather than abstract awareness #qualifies (0.75) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 169
• Impartiality’s false symmetry neutralizes opposition and suppresses class content #expands (0.70)