South Park: Politics is Performance

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Does South Park hate neoliberalism?

South Park has never been shy about criticizing every aspect of contemporary culture. But in the most recent season, it seems like the show might be unintentionally showing us how neoliberalism ruins everything. Let’s explore in this episode of A Philosopher Reacts to South Park Season 25.

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00:00 - Intro
03:11 - Cryptocurrency and Faith
06:40 - Neoliberalism, Activism, Consumerism
16:18 - Let's Talk About Real Estate
19:52 - Conclusion

Analyzed and Hosted by Michael Burns
Directed by Michael Luxemburg
Editing and Motion Graphics by Jackson Maher
Produced by Olivia Redden
Additional production assistance by Griffin Davis and Matias Rubio

Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound


MICHAEL'S READING LIST:

Søren Kierkegaard - The Present Age: On the Death of Rebellion 
Karl Marx - the introduction to A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right 
Mark Fisher - Capitalist Realism
Adam Kostko - Neoliberalism’s Demons: On the Political Theology of Late Capital 
David Harvey - A Brief History of Neoliberalism
Friedrich Nietzsche - Untimely Meditations 
Philip Goodchild - Capitalism and Religion: The Price of Piety

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