Links on Zombie Capitalism - Free Translations

November 5, 2023 • 57 mins

In this episode of Sticks & Stones, Jason talks about the interconnectedness of environmental history, capitalism, and social theory in our current social dynamic. He highlights the urgency of the planetary crisis, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and inequality. We discuss the impact of ideologies on various global issues, such as gender, race, religion, and culture. Moore explains that capitalist ideologies instrumentalize the world and perpetuate a binary mode of thought. The conversation touches on the role of technology, capitalism, and power in shaping the current state of the world. We discuss the relationship between capitalism, climate crisis, and imperialism. Moore argues that the origins of the climate crisis can be traced back to the crisis of feudalism during the Little Ice Age, which led to the invasion and conquest of the Americas. He emphasizes the militarized and coercive nature of capitalist rule and the need for climate justice movements to challenge the capitalist mode of thought.

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https://lithub.com/zombies-pigs-zombie-pigs-capitalism-and-you/

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Conclusion: Zombie Capitalism and the Rage of the Undead

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First Online: 21 February 21. 2025

Abstract

This chapter maps the rise of ‘zombie capitalism’, arguing that the 2008 financial crash ushered in a period of unending neo-liberal austerity, creating a system akin to the undead—persisting despite its internal decay and societal damage. The zombie is not just a horror figure but a symbol of the decaying and unthinking systems that dominate our lives. We conclude that unless we can reverse the epistemic sharding of experiences and metastatisation of the real by the digital self and reestablish shared worlds, relations, concepts and solutions, then our realities will remain radically separate, fractalised and digitally kaleidoscopic.

https://endofcapitalism.com/2012/11/27/the-arrival-of-zombie-capitalism/

https://www.counterpunch.org/2011/10/06/zombie-capitalism-and-the-post-obama-left/

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/how-america-erased-the-tragic-history-of-the-zombie/412264/

https://www.academia.edu/2517481/A_Zombie_Manifesto_The_Nonhuman_Condition_in_the_Era_of_Advanced_Capitalism_boundary_2_35_1_2008_85_108

http://airshipdaily.com/the-political-economy-of-zombies

https://www.marxists.org/archive/harman/2009/zombiecap/07-boom.html

https://newpol.org/monsters-and-critique-everyday-neoliberalism/

https://www.marxists.info/archive/harman/2009/zombiecap/00-intro.html

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/zombie-capitalism-vincent-brightmore/1148169337