Counterculture, consumerism and the far right

Future Tense - A podcast by ABC listen, ABC Radio - Fridays

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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?

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