Necropolitics
by Achille Mbembe, Isabel García Canet · first published 2016
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The book Necropolitics by A. Mbembe makes these conversations more productive. I am part of many groups abandoning the constraints of the assumptions that act as thresholds throughout each back and forth on this page.
on “Anders Tegnell defends Sweden's virus approach” ↗…incident was intentional or accidental, and whether those responsible will be punished or not, the whole regime has been consciously constructed to produce exactly this kind of result. To quote the book Necropolitics, by Achille Mbembe: > In an increasingly Balkanized and isolated world, where are the most deadly migrant routes? It is Europe! Who claims the largest number of skeletons and the largest marine cemetery…
on “Greek shipwreck: hi-tech investigation suggests coastguard responsible” ↗This is what real estate is for; they are and have been all my life stocks. We are ruled by Market Logic so that everything becomes quantified (Mbembe Necropolitics) including the Public Commons of Human Shelter.
on “US real estate a safe haven for billions in dirty money, report says” ↗Europe has 400 camps and 47 000 refugees (pg 106 Necropolitics A. Mbembe) so they need to activate the imaginary split between themselves and the failing Empire in hopes they can recuperate enough power to step into it and take charge.
on “Europeans' trust in US as world leader collapses during pandemic” ↗> We are ruled by Market Logic so that everything becomes quantified (Mbembe Necropolitics) including the Public Commons of Human Shelter. Things like public commons of human shelter do have a cost, as they require allocating and spending resources to build and maintain and to exist. If you…
on “US real estate a safe haven for billions in dirty money, report says” ↗