Slavoj Žižek: Democracy and Capitalism Are Destined to Split Up | Big Think

Slavoj Žižek: Democracy and Capitalism Are Destined to Split Up Watch the newest video from Big Think: Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philosopher Slavoj Žižek argues that our current brand of global capitalism is quickly outgrowing democracy and that a divorce between the two is inevitable. This leads to an array of social and geopolitical concerns regarding the public commons. These problems include but are not limited to ecology, biogenetics, finance, neo-apartheid, crisis management, intellectual property rights, and personal freedom. Žižek touches on all these topics and more in this epic delivery of political and social theory. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK: Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He i