Class structure persists without class consciousness, even aided by the post-68 left

Evidence

This generalised depression is one reason that so little has happened since the major capitalist crisis of 2008. Yet this depression is itself both a symptom and a cause of something else: the decomposition of class solidarity. We would have to go deep into the nineteenth century to find a moment when class consciousness was as weak as it is now. Not only capital, but also elements of the post-68 left, have maintained that class is an outmoded category, unfit to deal with the multiplicities and complications of twentyfirst-century life. Yet these complications are in some respects a mirage, concealing the persistence of a class structure in which the majority of the population is marked as inferior. The reality of class continues, but without class consciousness. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1908

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Class consciousness requires maintained antagonistic cleavage, not reconciliation with rulers. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2076; Class structure persists while class consciousness has been politically disavowed — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1908; Class difference persists even as class consciousness converges — Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia: Reflections from…, 193 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Class structure persists while class consciousness has been politically disavowed #expands (0.92) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1908
• Class difference persists even as class consciousness converges #complicates (0.80) — Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia, 193
• Postmodernism’s acceptance stems from 1968ers’ class position and disillusionment #exemplifies (0.78) — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism, 617