Full Idea
Wage earners consent to capitalist organisation of society when they act as if they could improve their material conditions within the confines of capitalism.
Gist of Idea
Anyone who thinks capitalism can improve their lives is endorsing capitalism
Source
Steven Lukes (Power: a Radical View (2nd ed) [2005], Intro)
Book Reference
Lukes,Steven: 'Power: a radical view' [Macmillan 2005], p.9
A Reaction
[He is citing Przeworski 1985] Not plausible as it stands. Does a prisoner who tries to improve their life within a hideous prison thereby endorse the prison system? In Auschwitz? Slaves can go along with the system for years, then suddenly rebel.