reflexive impotence – John B Ledger

The long dark night of the political soul.

In the 2009 era-defining book Capitalist Realism, the writer Mark Fisher defined ‘reflexive impotence’ as state beyond that of apathy and cynicism; a reflex of impotence to the state of the world, societal affairs – the very things changing and affecting our everyday lives. The belief that any possibility of changing anything has already beenContinue reading “The long dark night of the political soul.”

‘Compulsive Obedience’

New work:’Compulsive Obedience’ from my ‘stories from the cult of self-belief’ series. WARNING: It’s a potentially unpleasant and ‘triggering’ work. Just so you know, ok.