“These spatial fixes leave climate and ecological breakdown, mass poverty and extreme income inequality in their wake.” This is empirically false. If you think that capitalism started in 1800 and gradually took over the world over the following 200 years, then you will notice that mass poverty has not in fact increased. In fact, capitalism brought literally the first sustained increase in living standards ever. Living standards increase by more than all prior human history combined, on any objective measure of welfare. Global income inequality also declined after east Asia went capitalist after WW2.
You say that capitalism is the cause of patriarchy and racism. Over the last 200 years which you and Marx posit as the period of capitalist dominance, patriarchy has declined enormously, and the welfare of women has increased enormously. Capitalist societies are much less patriarchal than pre-capitalist societies and non-capitalist societies. Sexual violence is much lower in capitalist societies than in pre-capitalist societies.
The welfare of non-white people in Asia has also increased enormously since they went capitalist. Capitalist societies are also much less racist than societies in the pre-industrial period.
You attribute environmental degradation to capitalism. There is some truth in this to the extent that capitalism increases consumption, which sometimes (not always) causes increased environmental damage. However, a lot of fossil fuels are owned by governments not private capitalists. Environmental management is worse than in capitalist countries, along many dimensions.
“These spatial fixes leave climate and ecological breakdown, mass poverty and extreme income inequality in their wake.” This is empirically false. If you think that capitalism started in 1800 and gradually took over the world over the following 200 years, then you will notice that mass poverty has not in fact increased. In fact, capitalism brought literally the first sustained increase in living standards ever. Living standards increase by more than all prior human history combined, on any objective measure of welfare. Global income inequality also declined after east Asia went capitalist after WW2.
You say that capitalism is the cause of patriarchy and racism. Over the last 200 years which you and Marx posit as the period of capitalist dominance, patriarchy has declined enormously, and the welfare of women has increased enormously. Capitalist societies are much less patriarchal than pre-capitalist societies and non-capitalist societies. Sexual violence is much lower in capitalist societies than in pre-capitalist societies.
The welfare of non-white people in Asia has also increased enormously since they went capitalist. Capitalist societies are also much less racist than societies in the pre-industrial period.
You attribute environmental degradation to capitalism. There is some truth in this to the extent that capitalism increases consumption, which sometimes (not always) causes increased environmental damage. However, a lot of fossil fuels are owned by governments not private capitalists. Environmental management is worse than in capitalist countries, along many dimensions.