5LL #181 - Freud, Socialism, Democracy, Chile, Fandom

Death Drive Nation
Patrick Blanchfield, Late Light
With all the indifference of the death drive, capitalism insists on the repetition of the same, no matter what.
In Buffalo
JoAnn Wypijewski, New Left Review
Socialism is a story on the streets of the twenty-first century city. A lot depends on the teller.
The Contradictions and Confusions of "Democratic Socialism"
Renzo Llorente, Cosmonaut
True socialism will be “democratic” in ways that constitute major departures from the liberal democracy of contemporary liberal-democratic capitalist societies.
How Chile's Left Won
Francisco Dominguez, Jacobin
Gabriel Boric’s victory in Chile is a vindication of the mass movement that took to the streets in 2019 — and points toward a country ready to bury Pinochet’s legacy and neoliberalism for good.
Passion Play
Josh Tucker, Real Life
How did participatory culture of early internet fandom turn into the mob culture familiar today?
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