By Betsy | Published: October 21, 2008
Here’s my favorite quote for the day:
Democracy is not an outgrowth of free markets. Democracy and capitalism are antagonistic entities. Democracy, like individualism, is not based on personal gain but on self-sacrifice. A functioning democracy must defy the economic interests of elites on behalf of citizens. This is not happening.
It’s from Chris Hedges’ article from [...]
“Democracy and capitalism are antagonistic entities.”