Covid 19 - the end of Capitalism?

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I think it’s Zizek but could be convinced otherwise. But whoever it was I think it shows a certain failure of imagination.

It was articulated that way by Fisher but it has effectively been touted in different ways by many others—Jameson, Gramsci etc.

In response to @danstuff, I think at the moment it's inarguable that the UK's response to the crisis—which appears to initially have been grounded in a desire to save the (capitalist) economy at the expense of its citizens' lives—has been wholly inadequate in comparison to neighbouring European countries where remnants of the post-war compromise are more evident in their modes of governance, and they seem to be more willing to govern for the collective good of their people. The below image just about sums it up in terms of France and Spain's responses:

These are obviously still capitalist countries within a broadly capitalist totality, but if things carry on the way they are and vast swathes of the labour market are rendered unable to work, it is impossible to see how capitalism as we know it will not at least be suspended. Either that or hundreds of thousands of people are evicted, made redundant, become impoverished etc.