“It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.”
― Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
― Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
“To decide once every few years which member of the ruling class is to repress and crush the people through parliament - such is the real essence of bourgeois parliamentarianism, not only in parliamentary-constitutional monarchies, but also in the most democratic republics.”
― The State and Revolution
― The State and Revolution
“Lowering our expectations, we are told, is a small price to pay for being protected from terror and totalitarianism.”
― Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
― Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
“From a situation in which nothing can happen, suddenly anything is possible again.”
― Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
― Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
“The secret of Zen is just two words: not always so. —SHUNRYU SUZUKI ROSHI”
― The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
― The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
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