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Necrocapitalism: Plague, Ideology, & the Murderous Logic of Capital

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Dystopian Rhetoric and Capitalist Realism: Reinforcing the Status Quo

The speakers explore how mainstream dystopian literature upholds capitalist realism by diverting blame from capitalism and projecting it onto communism or other challenges to the system. They also discuss how dystopian works often present fascism as an alternative to capitalism, reinforcing the narrative that capitalism is synonymous with democracy.

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