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| − | From the tragedy of 9/11 to the farce of the financial meltdown. | + | From the [[tragedy]] of 9/11 to the farce of the financial meltdown. |
| − | Billions of dollars were hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilisation. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing world poverty and environmental crisis? | + | Billions of dollars were hastily poured into the [[global]] banking [[system]] in a frantic attempt at financial stabilisation. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing [[world]] poverty and environmental crisis? |
| − | In this take-no-prisoners analysis, Slavoj Žižek frames the moral failures of the modern world in terms of the epoch-making events of the first decade of this century. What he finds is the old one-two punch of history: the jab of tragedy, the right hook of farce. In the attacks of 9/11 and the global credit crunch, liberalism dies twice: as a political doctrine and as an economic theory. The election of Donald Trump only confirms the bankruptcy of a liberal order on its last legs. | + | In this take-no-prisoners [[analysis]], [[Slavoj Žižek]] frames the [[moral]] failures of the modern world in [[terms]] of the epoch-making events of the first decade of this century. What he finds is the old one-two punch of [[history]]: the jab of tragedy, the [[right]] hook of farce. In the attacks of 9/11 and the global credit crunch, [[liberalism]] dies twice: as a [[political]] [[doctrine]] and as an [[economic]] [[theory]]. The election of Donald Trump only confirms the bankruptcy of a [[liberal]] [[order]] on its last legs. |
| − | First as Tragedy, Then as Farce is a call for the left to reinvent itself in the light of our desperate historical situation. The time for liberal, moralistic blackmail is over. | + | First as Tragedy, Then as Farce is a call for the [[left]] to reinvent itself in the light of our desperate historical [[situation]]. The [[time]] for liberal, [[moralistic]] [[blackmail]] is over. |
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Book Description
From the tragedy of 9/11 to the farce of the financial meltdown.
Billions of dollars were hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilisation. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing world poverty and environmental crisis?
In this take-no-prisoners analysis, Slavoj Žižek frames the moral failures of the modern world in terms of the epoch-making events of the first decade of this century. What he finds is the old one-two punch of history: the jab of tragedy, the right hook of farce. In the attacks of 9/11 and the global credit crunch, liberalism dies twice: as a political doctrine and as an economic theory. The election of Donald Trump only confirms the bankruptcy of a liberal order on its last legs.
First as Tragedy, Then as Farce is a call for the left to reinvent itself in the light of our desperate historical situation. The time for liberal, moralistic blackmail is over.
