criticalculture: newleft: “This is why today’s China is so unsettling…what if this strain of authoritarian capitalism proves itself to be more efficient, more profitable, than our liberal capitalism? What if democracy is no longer the necessary and natural accompaniment of economic development, but its impediment?” -Slavoj Žižek What if? It probably is, but what is practical is not always right, and what is right is not always practical.

criticalculture:

newleft:

“This is why today’s China is so unsettling…what if this strain of authoritarian capitalism proves itself to be more efficient, more profitable, than our liberal capitalism? What if democracy is no longer the necessary and natural accompaniment of economic development, but its impediment?” -Slavoj Žižek

What if?

It probably is, but what is practical is not always right, and what is right is not always practical.

Source: newleft
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