Communism as a signifier is unrecoverable though the desire it named persists

Evidence

But if we are no longer to define ourselves negatively, by our opposition to capital, what will be the name of our positive project? I don’t believe that the old signifier “communism” can be revived for this purpose. It is now irretrievably tainted by terrible associations, forever tied to the nightmares of the twentieth century. At the moment, our desire is nameless — but it is real. Our desire is for the future — for an escape from the impasses of the flatlands of capital’s endless repetitions — and it comes from the future — from the very future in which new perceptions, desires, cognitions are once again possible. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1912

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Capitalism and communism each suppress their own emancipatory capabilities — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the…, 245

Broader Connections

• Capitalism and communism each suppress their own emancipatory capabilities #expands (0.80) — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man, 245