ArticlesJanuary 7, 20221 min read

Nestled everywhere

Sam Webb

The current (and general) crisis of neoliberalism isn’t a product at first remove of the contradictions internal to this (capitalist) model of political govenance and economic accumulation. Instead, it’s author is a deadly and contagious microbe and its lighting-like spread to all parts earth. It has, to paraphrase the Communist Manifesto, nestled everywhere, settled everywhere, made connections everywhere, and wreaked havoc and death everywhere. Although to be fair, the very existence of this microbe/transmissable virus, the speed of its spread, and its deadly and disruptive effects owe a large debt to its subsoil, that is, the expansionary and explotive nature of historical capitalism.

Or to put it differently, this global system of exploitation of human labor and nature, morphing and thickening over time, laid the groundwork for this modern day plague in multiple ways.

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Sam Webb

I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago. While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut. I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.

Nestled everywhere

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