Cut through
"At various times, the Communist Party of China has instructed cadre to address each other as “Tongzhi.” A recent directive told members not to call each other “boss,” “buddy,” or “bro” because these terms “are known to be used in private enterprises, or even mafia circles.” The Communist Party’s insistence on the use of the term comrade cuts through economic hierarchies; the equality of political work is not to be confused with the inequalities associated with work done in and for the market." (Jodi Dean, Comrade)
What do the phrases "cuts through" and "be confused with" mean here?
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alibey1917 What do the phrases "cuts through" and "be confused with" mean here? I think we're all confused. The "cuts through" sentence reduces to "insistence cuts through hierarchies".
- alibey1917 What do the phrases "cuts through" and "be confused with" mean here?
- I think we're all confused.
- The "cuts through" sentence reduces to "insistence cuts through hierarchies".
- I can't makes heads or tails of that.
- As for "be confused with", it looks like the writer doesn't know what it means.
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alibey1917What do the phrases "cuts through" and "be confused with" mean here?
I think we're all confused. The "cuts through" sentence reduces to "insistence cuts through hierarchies". I can't makes heads or tails of that. As for "be confused with", it looks like the writer doesn't know what it means. If something is "not to be confused with" something else
0alibey1917The Communist Party’s insistence on the use of the term comrade cuts through economic hierarchies;
It can be used at any level in the hierarchy, or between levels in the hierarchy. In other words, the mental model of hierarchy disappears.
Aside: However, it is an illusion.
alibey1917 the equality of political work
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