 present at the rallies, occupations and riots that Mason describes.

The anecdotal tales he provides should remind anyone who participated in any kind of popular resistance in the past decades of the energy and hope one finds and feels at such events. These are the stuff that makes one join such movements.

When it comes to analysis, Mason’s text provides some interesting possibilities. He spends a fair number of words discussing the desire for freedom this global movement represents. The Egyptian opposed to the harshness of the Mubarak authoritarian regime and the British student fearing the limitations a life without affordable education will create are examined through what Mason calls the social laboratory of the self.

He emphasizes the role of social networking and the existence of a new dimension in organizing directly related to the existence of networking technology. He rightly questions the validity of the Left, but does not really examine what he means by the Left, choosing instead to adopt the mainstream media’s definition that the Left is composed of political parties like Labour In Britain, various elements of the Democratic Party in the United States, and numerous sects espousing various versions of Leninism.

By dismissing the Left, even in its current splintered formation, Mason is also dismissing a more radical analysis of the true culprit in the global economic catastrophe.

It is true, as Mason makes clear, that neoliberal policies are responsible for the numerous maladies the global uprising sprang from. However, what is unexplored in Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere is why neoliberal capitalism is the dominant economic regime on the planet. That explanation can only come from an understanding of the economic works of Marx and his theoretical successors like Nikolai Bukharin, Rosa Luxembourg, and even Lenin. It was these thinkers and revolutionaries, after all, that studied and explained the stages of capitalism in the industrial world and how they would come about. So far, they have been pretty damn accurate.

Mason has it right when he places the search for freedom and against the authoritarianism of a Mubarak or of neoliberalism in the context of Marx’s discussion of the alienation of the human spirit under capitalism. However, by not taking a similar look at the analysis Marxist economics provides regarding the trajectory of capitalism, the analysis he provides falls short. It would be useful for Mason and the protesters he writes about if they knew that a Marxist anti-imperialist analysis does not mean that a Leninist solution is the necessary result.


present at the rallies, occupations and riots that Mason describes. 

 The anecdotic narrative he provides should remind anyone who participate in any kind of democratic resistance in the past decades of the energy and hope one find and feels at such events. These are the material that make one join such movement. 

 When it comes to analysis, Mason ’s text provides some interesting possibilities. He spends a bonny number of words discussing the desire for exemption this global movement represent. The Egyptian opposed to the cruelty of the Mubarak authoritarian regime and the British student fearing the limitations a life without low-cost education will create are examined through what Mason calls the social laboratory of the self. 

 He emphasizes the function of social networking and the existence of a new dimension in organizing directly related to the existence of networking technology. He rightly questions the validity of the Left, but does not truly examine what he means by the Left, choose instead to adopt the mainstream media ’s definition that the Left is composed of political party like Labour In Britain, diverse elements of the Democratic Party in the United States, and numerous sects espouse various versions of Leninism. 

 By dismissing the Left, even in its current splintered formation, Mason is also dismissing a more revolutionary analysis of the true culprit in the global economic calamity. 

 It is true, as Mason reach clear, that neoliberal policies are responsible for the numerous maladies the global rebellion sprang from. However, what is unexplored in Why It ’s Kicking Off Everywhere is why neoliberal capitalism is the dominant economic regime on the planet. That explanation can only come from an understanding of the economic work of Marx and his theoretical successors like Nikolai Bukharin, Rosa Luxembourg, and even Lenin. It was these thinkers and revolutionaries, after all, that analyze and explained the stagecoach of capitalism in the industrial world and how they would do about. So far, they have been pretty damn accurate. 

 Mason has it right when he place the search for freedom and against the authoritarianism of a Mubarak or of neoliberalism in the context of Marx ’s discussion of the alienation of the human spirit under capitalism. However, by not taking a similar look at the analysis Marxist economics provides regarding the trajectory of capitalism, the psychoanalysis he provides falls inadequate. It would be useful for Mason and the protesters he writes about if they knew that a Marxist anti - imperialist analysis does not mean that a Leninist solution is the necessary resultant role.
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 present at the rallies, occupaTions and riOts thAt MAsoN dEscrIbes.

the anecdotal taLEs he Provides should remind anYone wHo PArtiCIpAted iN any kinD Of POPulAr ReSisTaNCe In the PasT decadeS of the enerGy aNd Hope one finds ANd Feels at sucH evEnts. These are The Stuff tHaT maKEs one JoiN such MovemeNTs.

When It comes to AnALysis, MASon’s texT PRoVideS some interesting pOSsIBilities. He spenDs a faiR nUMbER Of wOrdS discussinG tHe desIRe for frEEdOM THis GLobal movement Represents. THE EgYptian OpPosED to the HarshNeSS of The Mubarak aUthoRitarian rEgime aND the BriTIsh studEnt feaRinG thE limITaTiOns A lIFe wIThOut AFfoRdable edUcAtIon wiLl crEATE Are eXamIned ThrouGh what Mason caLls The sOCiaL laboRatorY of tHe Self.

HE emphaSizes ThE role of social neTworKing and thE exIsTenCe Of a neW DimensIon In oRganiziNg direcTLy rElATED tO the existence of netWoRKInG technolOgy. He rIGhTlY QuestionS tHe vAlidITY of thE LefT, BuT does not Really EXaMiNe what hE mEans by ThE LeFt, cHoosiNG insTead to Adopt the MainsTReam media’s defiNItion that the LEFt IS CoMPoseD of Political paRtieS Like laboUR IN BrITain, vAriouS eLEmENts of the Democratic PArTy in thE UnitEd States, and nuMerous sectS ESPousing vArioUS vERsions of LeniniSm.

By dIsmissing tHE Left, eveN in itS current SplintereD FOrmation, masOn iS alSo dISMiSsing a more radICAl anAlYsis of tHe tRue culpRit In tHe gLobAl Economic cAtastropHe.

it Is TrUe, aS MasoN Makes cleAr, ThaT nEolIberaL PoliciEs are RespOnSiBLe fOr the nuMErOUS malAdIeS the GloBaL upriSing SPraNg from. HOwever, whaT is UNexpLoReD in Why IT’s Kicking Off EVeRywhere is wHy NeoLiberaL CApitalisM is the dominant economic rEGime on tHe pLanet. that ExplanatiOn cAn only ComE From an UndersTandiNg Of tHE EconoMIC wOrkS oF Marx and hiS THeoReticAl SuccEssors lIke Nikolai Bukharin, rOsa luxembourg, and EveN LenIN. it Was THeSE thInKErs AND revolutionarieS, after all, tHaT StUdied and exPLaiNeD the staGes of caPitalISm in the IndustriaL world and HoW theY WOulD come about. so far, theY have been PRetty DAmN accuRatE.

Mason HaS it Right When he PLacEs the Search FoR freedOm and AgAinst the Authoritarianism of a MubaRak or oF neolIbeRalism in tHe cONteXt of Marx’s DiscUssion of thE alIenAtion Of tHE humaN spiRIt UndER capiTaliSM. However, bY NoT taKINg A similar looK AT The AnalySis mArxist EconOmics provides regaRDing the trajectOry oF CApiTalISm, thE aNalysis he proviDes FaLLS short. It WoUld be useful For Mason AnD The prOtesteRs he wrItes aboUT If THey kneW thaT a MArxist antI-imPeRIalist aNaLySIs does Not mEaN that a leniniST solUTIon is the necessarY resuLT.


 present at the rallies, o ccupations  andrio tsth at M ason  describes.

T h e an ecdotal tales he provi des s ho u ld r e mi nd an yone wh o  p a r tic ip at edin an y kin d o f popul ar resista nce  i n the past d e ca des of the  en ergy and hop e o ne fin ds  an d  feel s a t suc h even t s. The se are th es tuff t h at make s on e jo in such movements . 
W hen it comes t o anal ys i s, M aso n’s  text prov id es so m e inter e st i n g  po s sibilities. H e spends af air  numbe rofw ords d iscus si n g t he desire f or f reedom th is glo b al move m ent rep resent s.The  Egy p ti an  op po s edt othe har shness o fth e Mub arak a u t hori tar ianregim e and the Bri tis h st u den t fea ringtheli mitat ions a  life  w ithout affordab le e ducationwil lcre at e are examin edthr ough wh at Maso n  ca ll s t he  social laboratory  o f th e self.
He em p ha si z es the r ol e o f so c i al ne twor k in g and th e exis t en ce  of a n ew  dimen si oninorgan i zing  direc tly rela ted t o  the existence of networking te c h no l ogy.  He  rightly qu esti o ns t he v a li dit y  of t he Le ft ,  b u t does not really e xa mine w hat h e means by th e Left, ch o o s ing inst eadt oa dopt the mains tream  media’s d e finition  that  the Lef t is comp o s ed of po lit ica l p art i e slike Labour I n Brit ai n, vari ous  elemen tsofthe  De mo cratic Pa rty in t he  U ni te d S tates ,  and num er ous  s ect s esp o usingvario us v er si o nsof Leni n is m . 

By  d is miss ing  t he Le ft,e ven  in its  currentspl i nter ed  f ormatio n, Mason is a ls o dismissi ng  amore r a d ical ana lysis of the true culpr i t in th e g lobal  eco nomic cat ast rophe. 

I t  is tr ue, as  Maso nmak e s  clea r ,  t hat  n eoliberalp o lic ies a re  res ponsibl e for the numerous mal adies the glo bal  upr i s in g s p ra n g f ro m . H o w ever, what is u nexploredin Wh y It’s Kic k ing  O ff Ever ywhereis wh y  neolib eral capi talism is  t he d o m ina nt economi c regime  on the p l anet. Th at ex pla nation  c anonlycome f r oman un dersta nd ing of  theec onomic w orks of Marx and his th eoreti cal s ucc essors li keN iko lai Bukha rin,  Rosa Luxe mbo urg , and  ev e n Len in.I twas these  thi n kers andr ev olu t i on aries, afte r a ll,  that  st u died a nd e xplained the stag e s of capitalis m in t heind u stri al  world and how  th ey w ould com eabout. So f ar, they  h a ve be en pre tty da mn accu r a te . 

Maso n ha s i t right w hen  h e  places  t he search  for  f reedom  and a g ains t the authoritaria nismo f  a Mu b ara k orof  neolib e rali sm in thecontext ofMarx’s  dis cussi on of t he  alien ati on  of the hu m an spirit  unde r capit al ism.  Ho wever,  byn o t tak ingasim ilar look a tt he  a n aly sisMarxi st  eco nomics pr o vides re gar d ing the  t raj e c tory o f  c a p italism, t heanaly s i s he provi d es f a ll s  shor t. Itwouldbe usef u l f or  Masonand t he protes ters he w r ite sabou t if the yknew  t hat  a  Marxist anti-i mperiali st analy s i s does  no t  mea n  thataLeninist sol ution  i s  the ne c e ssa ry resu l t.

 present_at the_rallies, occupations and riots_that Mason_describes.

The_anecdotal tales_he_provides should remind_anyone who participated_in any kind of_popular resistance in_the_past decades of the energy and hope one finds and feels at such events._These_are the_stuff_that_makes one join such movements.

When_it comes to analysis, Mason’s_text provides_some interesting possibilities. He spends a fair number_of_words discussing the_desire for freedom this global movement represents. The Egyptian_opposed to the harshness of the_Mubarak authoritarian regime_and_the_British student fearing the_limitations a life without affordable education_will create are examined through what_Mason calls the social laboratory of the_self.

He emphasizes the role of social_networking and the existence of_a new_dimension in organizing directly related_to the existence_of networking_technology. He rightly_questions the validity of the Left,_but does not_really examine what he means by_the_Left, choosing instead_to_adopt_the mainstream_media’s definition that_the_Left is_composed_of political parties like Labour In_Britain,_various elements of the Democratic Party in_the United States, and_numerous_sects espousing various versions_of Leninism.

By dismissing the Left,_even in its current splintered formation,_Mason is_also dismissing_a more radical analysis of the true culprit in the global_economic catastrophe.

It is true, as Mason_makes clear, that neoliberal_policies are_responsible_for the numerous_maladies_the global_uprising sprang from. However, what is unexplored_in Why_It’s Kicking Off Everywhere is why_neoliberal capitalism is the_dominant_economic regime on the planet. That_explanation can only come from an_understanding of the economic works_of_Marx_and his theoretical successors like_Nikolai Bukharin, Rosa Luxembourg, and even_Lenin. It was_these thinkers and revolutionaries, after all, that_studied_and explained the stages of capitalism_in_the industrial world and how they_would_come_about. So far, they have_been pretty damn accurate.

Mason has it_right when he places the search for freedom and_against the authoritarianism_of a Mubarak or of_neoliberalism_in_the context of Marx’s discussion of the alienation of the_human spirit_under capitalism. However,_by not taking a similar look at the analysis Marxist_economics provides regarding the trajectory of capitalism,_the analysis he provides falls short. It would be useful for_Mason and the protesters he writes about if_they knew that a Marxist anti-imperialist analysis_does not mean that_a_Leninist solution is the necessary result.

