How Capitalism Destroys Radical Movements

Movements like Black Lives Matter often start out as radical demands for change, but someone along the way they get consumed, defanged, and turned into meaningless symbols. How does this happen? How Capitalism Destroys Radical Movements – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading Guy Debord/The Spectacle/Recuperation https://youtu.be/RGJr08N-auM https://youtu.be/_wl3HCKQ6WI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Debord https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recuperation_(politics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situationist_International https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacle_(critical_theory) http://www.bopsecrets.org/SI/report.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Report_on_the_Construction_of_Situations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_culture https://doi.org/10.1177/0309816818759231 https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/andy-robinson-thinking-from-the-outside-avoiding-recuperation http://dl.uncw.edu/Etd/2012-1/perdued/doyleperdue.pdf https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/3j3333932 Black Lives Matter & Defund the Police https://twitter.com/AC360/status/1270149750155808773 https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR-ze92sL58lYjwT8Dm2oSKjh0pGMsBWvkiu0Z7zRrEVoRCSfQhhGB6F3N1EiTpE3dEUD76UJM_I03X/pub https://cfo.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ocfo/publication/attachments/fa_mpd_chapter_2021m.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/dc-mayor-wants-to-nearly-double-size-of-police-cadet-program-to-attract-recruits/2020/02/24/39ab994a-5717-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200622012618/https://www.wusa9.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/q-and-a/black-lives-matter-dc-calls-murals-stunt-for-white-liberals/65-6a5408bb-4ff3-4f06-8a99-de44eee1af62 https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/10/873371574/d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-not-at-all-reconsidering-police-funding https://dcist.com/story/20/08/18/dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-criticized-after-dnc-speech-at-black-lives-matter-plaza/ https://newrepublic.com/article/158104/rush-redefine-defund-police https://polsci.umass.edu/sites/default/files/Issar%2C%20%27Listening%20to%20BLM%20-%20Racial%20Capitalism%20and%20the%20Critique%20of%20Neoliberalism%27%20%282020%29.pdf https://breachmedia.ca/beware-the-neoliberal-co-optation-of-black-lives-matter/ https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/8/21283744/black-lives-matter-satelliite-apple-maps https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/02/politics/barack-obama-defund-the-police/index.html https://dcist.com/story/20/08/14/black-lives-matter-blm-protest-kettle-adams-morgan-dc-arrest/ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/dept-of-design/the-mimetic-power-of-dcs-black-lives-matter-mural Antonio Gramsci & Hegemony https://youtu.be/-LI_2-qsovo https://warofposition.com/94 Capitalist Realism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalist_Realism Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com