To the Person Bini Adamczak , works as a writer and artist in Berlin. 2004 appeared in “communism. Small story of how, finally, everything is different” (Unrast Verlag), whose English Translation by 2017 sparked a Shitstorm in the US, Right.
MIRROR ONLINE: woman Adamczak, what is the legacy bequeathed to us by the ‘ 68 movement?
Bini Adamczak: The ‘ 68-movement was very successful, but not victorious. She has fought for many social changes, but could disempower neither the state nor capital. That is why our today’s reality is not immediately the intention of the ‘ 68. It is a mixing ratio, and this may of course be unhappy.
MIRROR ONLINE: What do you mean specifically?
Adamczak : The late sixties have fought against the life-long Work in a wage labour relationship. Instead, they wanted a self-determined working hours. This was not meant, of course, that the people can decide for themselves whether they want to in the morning, at night or on weekends, but the Deadline is more set by your Boss. Here, the determination twisted itself to self-exploitation.
MIRROR ONLINE: In your book, “Or Revolution” compare the 1968 and 1917.
Adamczak: The revolution of shafts are very similar, both wanted to cancel, for example, the separation of people into two sexes. However, in opposite directions.
MIRROR ONLINE: What does this mean?
Adamczak in 1917, the family should be abolished. All the activities that were previously performed in the family, the upbringing of children, care of the Sick, the manufacture and preparation of foods, Clean, and sexuality have been re-organized. In the Moment, where all of these tasks ofbig social institutions, the family is superfluous – it dies, and thus the division of society into Public and private spheres. Thus, the gender segregation and exploitation would then be overcome.
MIRROR ONLINE: , And this idea is also found in the case of the ‘ 68 movement?
Adamczak: no, with the second women’s movement, the idea that the desired objective of equality to be an equality with men, out of the question. It leads to a feminisation of society, an appreciation of the consumer sphere that goes up in the wage-employment relationships, but also in the body and the care. At the same time it comes in the decades after 1968 a reproduction of the sexes, which is why we can say: The utopia of 1917 was a world without gender. The utopia of 1968, is a world of innumerable sexes. The today is become a reality.
MIRROR ONLINE: The sounds first like a success.
Adamczak: on the one Hand, Yes. But at the same time, there was a hostile Takeover of the heritage of 1968, and through neoliberalism. This has led to further divisions of the society.The critique of this separation of the people, however, can also take on a reactionary Form. We are witnessing a fascist response to this neoliberal Situation of Singularization, is strengthened.
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MIRROR ONLINE: do you Have the feeling that we have to fear is currently in front of a new fascist attack,?
Adamczak : In capitalism our social relations are characterized by a fundamental uncertainty or precariousness. This has been exacerbated by neoliberalism and the economy has become since the global crisis, obviously. The rights responded by claiming to fight against neoliberalism. The content of these rights, however, is completely uncreative and not at all rebellious. All the people against whom you are fighting for, are already of the civil society as enemies, as Losers, as the oppressed chosen – be it the homeless, Refugees, or people who are discriminated against because of sexuality or gender. The Right to say that We can secure your standard of living, if you with us, ally against, which is even worse. In fact, there is undeniably a return of European fascism. A sensible response would be to not fear, but anger.
MIRROR ONLINE: If we look at the election results of the last few years, this promise of the Right to work.
Adamczak : the function of The fascist movement is Mature, the discomfort in the society and to give it the Form of a conformist revolt. The rights to do so, as it was directed against the Establishment, and wanted a Revolution. But she imitates the revolt.
Anti-Vietnam war demonstration in Washington in 1967.
MIRROR ONLINE: you need to explain.
Adamczak: The Right of the child abuse, but only to criticize when it comes from Gays. They criticize Patriarchy, but only if it is exercised by Muslims. They criticize capitalist exploitation, but only if the company happened to be headed by Jews or by foreigners. You formulate an apparent criticism of the rule, the purpose of the rule is to maintain and extend.
MIRROR ONLINE: And what does the Left hand?
Adamczak : A Universal, says, we do not draw the lines of belonging to those who are weaker, are still worse off. Instead, she asks about the real causes of their plight: There were no Refugees, introduced by Hartz IV. The questions are: where does fear come from? Where is the Suffering? What leads to the impoverishment of our life-worlds? The offer of the Left is not a national allegiance, but in universal solidarity. It’s not about the individual through to muddling through, that’s why, in a national response against other Nations together. But the conditions of our lives together, to acquire. So not each against each, but all with all.
MIRROR ONLINE: Since it would speak to many. Both the left and the right want the upheaval, the Revolution.
Adamczak: of The historical fascism was the property relations largely intact, and a party like the AfD does not want to abolish time Hartz IV. The factions of the Right, the claim against the “Establishment” or against the “System”, you want to make the Revolution just as the Form – if you prefer to be on the side of the state than against you. The content of the fascism comes from the Depths of capitalist society. He just wants to transform the competitive struggle of individuals in a competitive struggle of Nations, and the alleged “races”, with murderous means.
MIRROR ONLINE: And outside, Right?
Adamczak : Our dominant image of Revolution is that an armed mass headbox leads to the state fall. This image connects with the French and the Russian Revolution. The latest research shows that this picture is true for the historic revolutions: they are much more diverse and contradictory. My Thesis is that it goes in the emancipatory revolutions are not about freeing the individual to conquer the state but to a change in social relations: of the relations of competition, relations of cooperation and solidarity. The spectacle of state violence distracts from the Essential.
