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6 years ago in Quotes
Within the affluent democracy, the affluent discussion prevails, and within the established framework, it is tolerant to a large extent. All points of view can be heard: the Communist and the Fascist, the Left and the Right, the white and the Negro, the crusaders for armament and for disarmament. Moreover, in endlessly dragging debates over the media, the stupid opinion is treated with the same respect as the intelligent one, the misinformed may talk as long as the informed, and propaganda rides along with education, truth with falsehood. This pure toleration of sense and nonsense is justified by the democratic argument that nobody, neither group nor individual, is in possession of the truth and capable of defining what is right and wrong, good and bad. Therefore, all contesting opinions must be submitted to 'the people' for its deliberation and choice. But I have already suggested that the democratic argument implies a necessary condition, namely, that the people must be capable of deliberating and choosing on the basis of knowledge, that they must have access to authentic information, and that, on this. basis, their evaluation must be the result of autonomous thought."Repressive Tolerance" (1965)
1 decade ago in Quotes
Behind the technological veil, behind the political veil of democracy reality shows itself: the universal servitude, the loss of human dignity with prefabricated freedom of choice. And the power structure does not appear 'sublimated' anymore in the style of a liberalist culture, not even hypocritical (so that it at least retains the 'formality', the husk of dignity), but brutal, in that it abandons all claim to truth and justice."Konterrevolution & Revolte" (1973)
1 decade ago in Zitate
Hinter dem technologischen Schleier, hinter dem politischen Schleier der Demokratie zeigt sich die Realität: die universale Knechtschaft, der Verlust menschlicher Würde bei vorfabrizierter Wahlfreiheit. Und die Machtstruktur tritt nicht mehr 'sublimiert' auf im Stil einer liberalistischen Kultur, nicht einmal mehr heuchlerisch (so daß sie zumindest die 'Förmlichkeiten', die Hülse von Würde, beibehielte), sondern brutal, indem sie allen Anspruch auf Wahrheit und Gerechtigkeit über Bord wirft."Konterrevolution & Revolte" (1973)