🎧 Counterculture, consumerism and the far right (RN Future Tense)
Countercultural movements, like Occupy Wall Street, are meant to be future-focussed – revolutionary even. So, why do they often fade into commercialism? Are they simply a function of consumer capitalism? If so, what future do they have? And must they always be progressive?
Antony Funnell leads an inquiry into counterculture. Exploring what it might mean today, it’s relationship with capitalism, and whether there can be a counterculture from the right. One of the interesting points was that our response to the big five will be at the heart of the next countercultural response. This had me wondering whether the movements such as the #IndieWeb and Domain of One’s Own are best appreciated as countercultural movements? If so, what implication does this have long term?
[indienews] New post: “🎧 Counterculture, consumerism and the far right (RN Future Tense)” http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/counterculture/11338590 (from https://collect.readwriterespond.com/counterculture-consumerism-and-the-far-right/)