Vereinnahmung

English translation: co-opted/assimilated (in this context)

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German term or phrase:	Vereinnahmung
English translation:	co-opted/assimilated (in this context)
Entered by:	davidgreen

13:25 Jun 15, 2005

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Social Sciences - Government / Politics / political philosophy

German term or phrase: Vereinnahmung

(Same text as my previous question below)

Operiert man immer schon am selben Terrain wie das Gegenüber („der Feind“), dann verliert die alte *Rekuperationskritik* an „Ausverkauf!“ oder „Vereinnahmung!“ erst mal ihren Sinn. Sie setzt ja voraus, dass es eine klare Unterscheidung geben kann zwischen der Instanz der Macht oder des Staates auf der einen und der des Widerstands oder der Verweigerung auf der anderen Seite. Nicht nur macht der moralische Vorwurf des „sell-out“ keinen Sinn, es macht auch keinen Sinn, jegliche Kooperation mit dem Staat (im engeren Verständnis) prinzipiell zu verweigern.

If one always operates the same terrain as the adversary (“the enemy”) then the old *recuperation criticism* of “selling-out!” or “Vereinnahmung!” loses its meaning to begin with. It presupposes, in fact, that there can be a clear distinction between the authority of power or the State on one hand and that of the resistance or refusal on the other hand. Not only does the moral reproach of the “sell-out” make no sense, any type of cooperation with the State (in the narrower understanding) also makes no sense to refuse as a matter of principle.

davidgreen

co-opted

Explanation:
definition:

... to take into a group (as a faction, movement, or culture): absorb, assimilate <the students are co-opted by a system they serve even in their struggle against it...> ...

for the sentence, please see the wording I suggested icw with Rekuperationskritik. :-)

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silfilla
Local time: 10:54

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thanks all, no reason to keep this one open.
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co-opted

silfilla

cash-in (to cash in)

Ingrid Blank

take in

BrigitteHilgner

...that one has been assimilated

Kieran McCann

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8 mins confidence:

cash-in (to cash in)

Explanation:
might work here

Ingrid Blank
PRO pts in category: 20

17 mins confidence:

take in

Explanation:
might fit

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 16:54
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 25

46 mins confidence:

co-opted

silfilla
Local time: 10:54
Specializes in field
PRO pts in category: 34

Grading comment

thanks all, no reason to keep this one open.

1 hr confidence:

...that one has been assimilated

Explanation:
I think is closer to the German term than the suggestions in my answer to the other bit

Kieran McCann
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

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