Slavoj Žižek’s argument that the marriage between capitalism and democracy ended during the 2000s – and that capitalism functions much more efficiently under Asian-style authoritarian regimes than in Western democracies – is useful in evaluating the developments that have recently been taking place in Turkey...hus, returning to Žižek’s argument, the question of how successful the marriage between capitalism and an authoritarian political regime has been – or how long this system can continue – is being answered right before our eyes here in Turkey. A political/economic system currently prevails in Turkey which would be unthinkable in Western countries, where one could hardly imagine converting New York’s Central Park or London’s Hyde Park into shopping malls, or shrugging at a coal mine disaster in which hundreds of people have died. Thus, the gap between Turkey and the Western democracies has widened. However, the ruling elites in Turkey cannot sustain themselves through natural resource-based profiteering, as in Russia; nor do they have the capacity to compete with rivals through a cheap labor force within a closed political system, as in China... researchturkey.org/turkey-towards-the-end-of-the-kis-uykusu-winter-sleep/
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:23:56 +0000
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