Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher

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  leadingnorth
  February 28th, 2021
  

  Answer is, no

  Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher
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  ccreader
  February 28th, 2021
  

  USA economic policy is a hybrid of capitalist and fascist economics. Roughly 31% of US GDP is a direct result of the government. Plus the Government subsidized the farming, communications defense, medical, public safety and energy sectors.

  The bailout weren’t capitalism at work, under capitalism the markets would decide. That was fascist economics are work. So in short yes there another option and the whole developed world uses. That why we have few recessions today.

  The only true capitalist nation in the world are in the developing world. That’s why they are notoriously unstable, capitalism

  Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher
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  caesar963
  February 28th, 2021
  

  Just for nuanced completists: they also share their hairy hoor of an economy with Mordor, Beyond The Wall, Dracula’s Castle, the Overlook Hotel, the mind of Josef Stalin, The First Circle of Hell, and hemlock.

  Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher
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  apnea
  March 1st, 2021
  

  “The Only Thing, Historically, That’s Curbed Inequality: Catastrophe

  Plagues, revolutions, massive wars, collapsed states—these are what reliably reduce economic disparities.”

  https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/02/scheidel-great-leveler-inequality-violence/517164/

  Yabut this time is different…..tell yourself.

  Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher
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  ezdp
  March 1st, 2021
  

  

  Excellent, thank you.

  Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher
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  TotallyDisenfranchised
  March 1st, 2021
  

  Apnea, I would argue the assertion that catastrophe curbs inequality. The poor suffer the most during catastrophic times, while the rich are far more insulated.

  The only thing that catastrophe does is eliminate the number of poor people at a higher rate than the rich. Not exactly leveling the playing field, just eliminating the pawns.

  Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher
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  rododendron
  April 3rd, 2021
  

  

  Revolution by Russell Brand is quite good as well.
  Would you mind uploading The New Human Revolution by Daisaku Ikeda? <3
  Thank you for all your hard work!

  Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher
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  GeorgeHegel
  April 30th, 2021
  

  

  5 stars for all the retards in the comments

  Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher
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  el_lissitzky
  July 21st, 2021
  

  

  great stuff

  Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher
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  torridantelope
  December 10th, 2021
  

  

  This book is incredible and really well read by Brand.

  It’s so densely packed with the most uncannily accurate descriptions of modern life.

  I also think that the fact that ‘resistance’ to capitalist realism takes the form of writing a book, giving some lectures, having some online comments on a torrent shows exactly how strong the dominant class are and how weak we are - we have no actual way to resist and enforce our will to power upon the world - all we can do is have a think and a chat and feel depressed until we kill ourselves like Mark did.

  I think the way out is to stop these behaviours and reclaim action. Of course I ‘think’ it lol, but I really am going to do it. Good luck out there guys :)

  If you like this, you’ll love David Graeber’s ‘Debt the last 5000 years’ which he also read in an abridged version for BBC Radio 4.

  Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher
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  FreePalestine
  December 21st, 2022
  

  

  thank you!

  Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher
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  ZeyadWaleed27
  June 28th, 2023
  

  Thanks for uploading
  Please seed 🙏🏻

  Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (read by Russell Brand) - Mark Fisher

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