Capitalism functions without anyone believing in it, unlike fascism

Evidence

The role of capitalist ideology is not to make an explicit case for something in the way that propaganda does, but to conceal the fact that the operations of capital do not depend on any sort of subjectively assumed belief. It is impossible to conceive of fascism or Stalinism without propaganda – but capitalism can proceed perfectly well, in some ways better, without anyone making a case for it. — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism, 29

Categorization

• DEEPTHINKING: The claim that capitalism needs no subjective believers — structural rather than ideological reproduction — is denser than most ideology critique.
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Cynical disbelief masks an unconscious ideological fantasy structuring reality — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 30; Ironically distanced postmodern attitude is sold as protection from fanaticism and terror — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 16; Capitalism differs from fascism in requiring no propaganda or subjectively assumed belief — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No…, 29 (+7 more)

Related

• Capitalist ideology works by concealment, not persuasion, and needs no advocates (similarity 0.90)
• Capitalism differs from fascism in requiring no propaganda or subjectively assumed belief (similarity 0.88)
• Capitalism cannot function without its ideological disguises and myths (similarity 0.87)
• Capitalism functions on performed belief rather than sincere conviction (similarity 0.84)
• Capitalist realism is belief in capital’s invincibility, not belief in its merits (similarity 0.84)
• Cynical disbelief masks an unconscious ideological fantasy structuring reality (similarity 0.80)
• Ideology requires only outward compliance, never sincere belief. (similarity 0.80)
• Corporations depend on a fiction that nobody individually believes (similarity 0.80)
• Capitalism’s supposed pragmatism masks credulous fantasies of its own exceptional survival (similarity 0.80)
• Capitalist realism requires materialist explanation, not individual psychology (similarity 0.79)
• Capitalist realism reflects social decomposition, not just individual persuasion. (similarity 0.79)
• Capitalist realism falls only to internal inconsistency, not moral critique (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Capitalism differs from fascism in requiring no propaganda or subjectively assumed belief #corroborates (0.92) — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism, 29
• Capitalist ideology works by concealment, not persuasion, and needs no advocates #corroborates (0.88) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 580
• Capitalism cannot function without its ideological disguises and myths #contradicts (0.85) — Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism, 96
• Capitalism’s coercion is impersonal, operating through economic need rather than direct command #expands (0.80) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 77