Book · 2015 · Political Science
The New Prophets of Capital
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The New Prophets of Capital by Nicole Aschoff examines contemporary capitalism and the ideologies of influential figures and economic systems. Robert Evans discussed the book on Behind the Bastards during the episode Part One: How The Rich Ate Christianity in March 2022. He cited Aschoff's work while explaining how certain socialists interpreted the New Deal as a compromise that kept capitalism limping along rather than sparking a socialist revolution, noting that actual socialists viewed it as a way for more reasonable capitalists to preserve the overarching system without turning to monstrous extremes. Later, in June 2021 on the episode Part Two: The Ballad of Bill Gates, Evans brought up The New Prophets of Capital again to quote passages directly from the text. He used these excerpts to highlight details regarding what he found deeply unsettling about Bill Gates and his underlying ideology. Through these discussions, the podcast utilized Aschoff's critical economic perspective to contextualize both historical political compromises and modern corporate power.
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Robert Evans I want to quote now from a book called the new profits of capital which goes into some detail about what I… 2
“Now, actual socialists uh like Nicole Ashoff, who wrote the New Profits of Capital, saw the New Deal or see the New Deal as it was essentially a way for capitalists who were more reasonable and less monstrous than some of the other capitalists to keep the system limping along without a socialist revolution.”
“I want to quote now from a book called the new profits of capital which goes into some detail about what I find so unsettling in Gates's ideology.”
