I’m reading Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism. The post-election, post-UnitedHealth assassination has me excited and a little manic. I can feel the zeitgeist shifting and accelerating to the Left in a way not seen in my lifetime. It’s thrilling, liberating, and energizing. My excitement means I bring up the idea of Ending Capitalism more and more… Continue reading Capitalism is a design principle, not a market
Category: Musings
It’s Always Wrong to “Wait and See”
The Left just experienced a marginal loss with disastrous consequences. Since the election, if you’re anything like me, you’ve been mired in tactical “What now?!” conversations anchored in grief, rage, fracture, fatigue, and uncertainty. The fatigue and uncertainty often lead to sober, level-headed, adult-in-the-room assertions such as: “We don’t know, let’s wait and see.” “We… Continue reading It’s Always Wrong to “Wait and See”
End what, exactly?
My second post musing on how to bring an end to capitalism. The first question everyone asks after they read the first post is “What do you mean by capitalism?” American ideology, especially centrist and right wing ideology, demands a binary worldview. Your choices are unfettered free markets or Stalinist gulags. Reality is nuanced. (And… Continue reading End what, exactly?
Geoffrey MacDougall 