As I was reading for my social theory course one of the passages reminded me of the famous contract scene from "A Night at the Opera". You be the judge...
Dialogue from "A Night at the Opera":
Driftwood: Now pay particular attention to this first clause because it's most important. It says the, uh, "The party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part." How do you like that? That's pretty neat, eh?
Fiorello: No, it's no good.
Driftwood: What's the matter with it?
Fiorello: I don't know. Let's hear it again.
Driftwood: It says the, uh, "The party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part."
Fiorello: (pausing) That sounds a little better this time.
Driftwood: Well, it grows on ya. Would you like to hear it once more?
Fiorello: Uh, just the first part.
Driftwood: What do you mean? The party of the first part?
Fiorello: No, the first part of the party of the first part.
Driftwood: All right. It says the, uh, "The first part of the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the first part of the party of the first part shall be known in this contract" - look, why should we quarrel about a thing like this? We'll take it right out, eh?
Fiorello: Yeah, it's a too long, anyhow. (They both tear off the tops of their contracts.) Now, what do we got left?
Text from my theory reading:
"However, the reader will not have failed to note one thing. We have discussed the reproduction of the means of production--but not the reproduction of the productive forces. We have therefore ignored the reproduction of what distinguishes the productive forces from the means of production, i.e. the reproduction of labor power." If you really want the citation (and it's good reading, I tell ya) let me know.
Maybe I'll just put the two together and let the party of the first part discuss the reproduction of the conditions of production. It's not like it could get any more confusing than it already is...
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uggg!!! My head hurts
When the party of the first part produces the product in the first part then the party reproduces the first part with the productive forces that powers the reproduction of power in the first part producing the production party that forces the first part into a production party, which is better than a reproduction party because that would be sinful for the first one and all others at the party.
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