>>812551Commodity fetishism in general breeds degeneracy regardless of the nation.
>>812575>If you say things like "The West is degenerated because of capitalism ", that implies some form of purer, untainted past, which does not really exist.Not necessarily. You’re sort of presenting a false dilemma. Criticizing the present is not an endorsement of the past.
Acknowledging that capitalism reduces human nature and vice into commodities is a critical aspect of commodity fetishism. Capital sells you vices and hedonism as "empowerment," "liberation," and "self-choice." Returning to the previous social order is just the reactionary band-aid solution that does not address the structural reasons why the previous social order was "degenerated" in the first place.