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In a State of Emergency – The End of democracy by Francis Fukuyama

“What we may be witnessing is not just the end of the Cold War, or the passing of a particular period of post-war history, but the end of history as such: that is, the end point of mankind’s ideological evolution and the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.” (Francis Fukayama)

Francis Fukuyama – Radical Islam’s Threat to Democracy

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Francis Fukuyama, political scientist and author of “The End of History and the Last Man,” argues that radical Islam does not pose as effective a long-term challenge to modernity and liberal democracy as many of its critics think.

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“The End Of History Revisited” with Francis Fukuyama speaking at a seminar hosted by The Long Now Foundation.

Frank Fukuyama’s 1992 book “The End of History and the Last Man” had profound and lasting impact with its declaration that science and technology, the growing global economy, and liberal democracy are leading history in a quite different direction than Marx and Hegel imagined. In this revisit to those themes, Fukuyama examines conflict with and within Islam, the need for a diffuse form of global governance to deal with problems like climate change, and the deeper implications of biotechnology. – The Long Now Foundation

Professor Fukuyama has worked at several prominent think tanks and public policy organizations, he has served the U.S. Department of State in posts related to Middle East affairs, and is a 2002 appointee to the President’s Council on Bioethics.

Francis Fukuyama is Bernard Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and Director of its International Development Program.

He is the author of “The End of History and the Last Man.” 

Francis Fukuyama on Conservative failures

In a State of Emergency – on democracy by Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, political activist, author, and lecturer. Beginning with his critique of the Vietnam War in the 1960s, Chomsky has become more widely known—especially internationally—for his media criticism and politics. He is generally considered to be a key intellectual figure within the left wing of United States politics. Chomsky is widely known for his political activism, and for his criticism of the foreign policy of the United States and other governments.

Camp X choose to emphasize Noam Chomskys vision on Democracy today on XLOG, because of his great impact to western culture and way of thinking. Often we have a lot of pre-understandings of certain themes. This post with Chomsky’s reflections on democracy is a prepartion to the opening of “In a State of Emergency”. 

:: Noam Chomsky : Two kinds of democracy 1/3 ::

:: Noam Chomsky : Two kinds of democracy 2/3 ::

:: Noam Chomsky : Two kinds of democracy 3/3 ::

On consumerism

I just searched YouTube “consumerism” and selected these videos:

The birth of this toxic consumerism

Consumerism & You: a modern guide to self destruction

In a state of Emergency – demokrati og marked…

Camp X trådte før jul ud af 100 dages “Queer Zone”. Fra den 2. februar sætter vi spot på den undtagelsestilstand, som samfundet befinder sig i. Måske har du ikke lagt mærke til det, men vi befinder os i en undtagelsestilstand – “In a State of Emergency”. Samfundet eller især vores opfattelse af samfundets struktur er under heftig forandring disse år. Og Camp X har valgt at gøre denne undtagelsestilstand til omdrejningspunkt for foråret 2008. Demokratisk set bevæger vi os fra et socialdemokratisk deltagerdemokrati til et liberalt markedsdemokrati. Hvilken betydning har det for den enkelte person, at vi går fra at være borgere til forbrugere? Hvad sker der med vores verdensopfattelse? Hvordan er man aktiv i et liberalt markedsdemokrati – og kan man kun være det, hvis man har penge?

Lyder det lidt tungt? Det kan det være, men på Camp X ser vi alvor, samtid og samfundet dybt i øjnene med et skælmsk glimt, mens vi diskret, men taktfast vipper med foden, hovedet, kroppen…kan du høre musikken spille?  

The YesMen om markedsudvikling og demokrati

Når vi ser os omkring efter folk, der har udfordret samtidens syn på demokrati og markedet på en humoristisk og skarp måde, så ligger The YesMen lige for. The YesMen er en netkunst- og aktivistgruppe, der som en kommunikationsguerilla blev kendt for sin forfalskning af WTO’s hjemmeside. Medlemmer af gruppen udgav sig som repræsentanter for internationale konzerner og institutioner og karrikerede dem med overdrevne målhensigter ved konferencer. Gruppen betragter selv dette som “Identitetskorrektur”.

The YesMens korrektur af udsagn om demokrati og markedets udvikling.

Yes-men in Finland - om markedets udvikling inden for tekstilindustrien

The yes men democracy now

Teateråret 2007

Teateranmelderne Anne Middelboe Christensen (Information) og Jacob Steen Olsen (Berlingske) betegner 2007 som dét år, hvor samfundet og virkeligheden for alvor kom ind på teaterscenerne. Anne Middelboe roser det danske teater for ‘engagement’, ‘overbevisning’, ‘ærlighed’ og ‘mod’, mens Jacob Steen Olsen fremhæver teatrenes vilje til at møde sit publikum og komme i dialog med det.  Sidstnævnte savner dog drømmen og kompleksiteten – ‘uvirkelighedsteatret’. Hvad synes du? Skriv til os her på XLOG…

I ildsjælenes teater – Læs hele artiklen af Anne Middelboe Christensen

Drømmen blev til virkelighed - Læs hele artiklen af Jacob Steen Olsen