Hasan and The Left's Paradoxical Relationship with Consumer Capitalism
2,005We all live in a global capitalist economic system. As anti-capitalists we see the flaws, we hate the system, but we still have to live. Not participating is really not an option for most of us. As well as being exploited for our labour, we also participate as consumers. Spending thousands on consumer goods, likely made in the most unethical ways. This has led to the saying 'there is no ethical consumption under capitalism'
What once was a statement of fact, now has been taken as an excuse to essentially be a consumer without even thinking about the ethics involved of what you were buying.
What helps Consumer Capitalism thrive is the ideology of materialism that sees what you own as a status symbol in society. As leftist, we are faced with a dilemma of how much we should participate in this. How much is too much? Is a 200k Car okay? How about a 50K car? 20K? Must we only buy the bare minimum?
In this video I explore the paradoxical relationship between the left and consumer capitalism.
.00:00:00 - 'No Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism' Is not an Excuse for Materialism
00:05:30 - My relationship to Consumer Capitalism
00:11:15 - Why I Reject Materialism
00:13:20 - Hasan's materialism
00:22:13 - The Politics of Consumer Capitalism
00:26:30 - Living your politics
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