Žižek in 2011: “I think today the world is asking for a real alternative. Would you like to live in a world where the only alternative is either anglo-saxon ne

Žižek in 2011: “I think today the world is asking for a real alternative. Would you like to live in a world where the only alternative is either anglo-saxon neoliberalism or Chinese-Singaporean capitalism with Asian values? I claim if we do nothing we will gradually approach a kind of a new type of authoritarian society. Here I see the world historical importance of what is happening today in China. Until now there was one good argument for capitalism: sooner or later it brought a demand for democracy … What I’m afraid of is, with this capitalism with Asian values, we get a capitalism much more efficient and dynamic than our western capitalism. But I don’t share the hope of my liberal friends – give them ten years [and there will be] another Tiananmen Square demonstration – no, the marriage between capitalism and democracy is over.” https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2011/11/11/slavoj-zizek-and-harum-scarum/ https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2011/11/11/slavoj-zizek-a...