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Video: How Capitalism Destroys Radical Movements
Questions: Using the following videos a and b above, explain the questions below:
1. Why did the narrator say the Black Lives Matter mural did not help the BLM movement but was important as a cultural symbol (around 2:40)?
What was Guy's point about people buying not-really-necessary stuff (around 4:00)?
3. What does Guy argue is the importance of people buying things they don't need? What sociological theory does Guy's arguments fall under (functionalist, conflict, symbolic interaction)?
4. According to Guy, how does this affect our politics?
5. Describe the ' society of spectacle. '
6. How does the dominant class use the 'society of spectacle? What sociological theory does this fall under ( functionalist, conflict, symbolic interaction)?