Anti-state rhetoric across the spectrum now sustains capitalist realism

Evidence

Practically all mainstream political discourse is suspicious of, and sceptical towards, the state, planning and the possibilities of organised political change. This feeds into the ideological framework that I have called capitalist realism: if systemic change can never happen, all we can do is make the best of capitalism. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1580

Categorization

• XREF: Chains directly back to Fisher’s own ‘capitalist realism’ concept from earlier chapters (85, 96). — connects to: Anti-capitalist protest becomes carnivalesque background noise without an alternative model — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 32; Denouncing elites reinforces the cynicism that sustains capitalist realism. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 497; Capitalism’s ideology is now itself anti-capitalist in content — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 582 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Anti-capitalist messages on screen can end up reinforcing capitalist realism #exemplifies (0.95) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2223
• Capitalism co-opts opposition and must be escaped rather than confronted #corroborates (0.80) — Andrew deWaard, Derivative Media, 468
• Revolutionary rhetoric can mask active counterrevolutionary alliances #expands (0.75)