“According to Foucault ‘the problem does not consist in drawing the line between that in a discourse which falls under the category of scientificity or truth, and that which comes under some other category, but in seeing historically how effects of truth are produced within discourses which are neither true nor false’ (ibid.). This means that Foucault does not reject the truth regime on which capitalism is based because it is ‘false’ and that he is heralding an alternative which is the ‘real’ or superior truth. Far from it. Foucault rejects capitalist truth regime because of the effects it produces in terms of increase in subjection etc.
“Similarly Foucault does not reject capitalism because it is based on ‘irrationality; not at all. He rejects capitalist rationality in terms of its leading to increased subjection. Thus Foucault rejects ideology as an acceptable concept because he rejects the notion of universal rationality and with it the notion of subject (collective or individual). Foucault's genealogical method on the other hand aims ‘to arrive at an analysis which can account for the constitution of the subject within a historical framework’ (ibid. p. 59). This amounts to saying that there is no universality and different rationalities are constituted within a historical framework and in this respect Marxist rationality is no better than capitalist rationality.”
@Foucauldian Reflections
Intelligence must become self-conscious, realise its own power, and, on a global scale, transcending functions that are no longer appropriate, dare to exercise it. History will not overthrow national governments; it will outflank them. The cultural revolt is the necessary underpinning, the passionate substructure of a new order of things. — Alexander Trocchi
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