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Power ceases to exist not when it is not obeyed more or less fully, but when it ceases to give orders.
... one could give a good description of the supposedly democratic societies in which we live, with a simple statement: within these societies, the ontology of command has taken the place of an ontology of affirmation, not in the clear form of an imperative, but in a more insidious form of advice, invitation, notification, which are given in the name of security, so that obedience to an order takes the form of cooperation, and often in the form of command to oneself.
Quote Explanation: The most famous are the ethical and political works of the 1990s and 2000s, in which Agamben describes the political space of modernity in dark and even apocalyptic tones. Agamben's radical criticism of Western self-righteousness became relevant after the West's policy in the 21st century - its response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
№ 411467   Added MegaMozg 14-01-2021 / 12:21
Since COVID-19 entered the world arena, it has dramatically disrupted the existing scenario of governing countries, living with others, and participating in the global economy. Written by World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab and monthly barometer author Thierry Mallere, COVID-19: The Great Reset examines its far-reaching and dramatic implications for tomorrow's world.
Quote from the book
The global crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic has no analogues in modern history. We cannot be accused of exaggeration when we say that they immerse our world as a whole and each of us individually in the most difficult times that we have faced over generations.
Quote Explanation: The main purpose of the book — to help understand what is happening in many areas. Published in July 2020 in the height of the crisis and when new waves of infection all can still arise, it is a hybrid between a modern essay and academic snapshot of a critical moment in history.
№ 411401   Added MegaMozg 13-01-2021 / 11:24
Much has already been written about the "Crimean Spring" of 2014 over the past five years, but the book by Viktor Barants is the first most complete documentary and artistic study of this epochal theme. In addition to the documentary side of the events, the author tried to look into the souls of his heroes - the main characters of this historical drama. The author sought answers to his questions not only in the Kremlin offices, but also in trips to post-Maidan Ukraine and Crimea, where he met with both supporters of the return of the peninsula to Russia and opponents.
He had the opportunity to learn about what was happening in the Kremlin, in the Ministry of Defense, in the General Staff in those anxious days and nights when Kiev was smoking in the frenzy of the Maidan.
Foreign military experts were forced to admit that the actions of "polite people" during the Crimean operation were highly professional.
Starting from the hidden concentration of troops and the speed of their transfer to the Crimea, and ending with the competent blocking of Ukrainian units in cooperation with the forces of the Crimean self-defense.
The author is sure: "polite people" played a historical role in the return of the Crimea.
They, together with local self-defense units, not only saved the peninsula from a bloody civil war, but also provided all the conditions for the peaceful and free expression of the will of the Crimeans in the referendum on March 16, 2014.
This book is a tribute to the Russian Soldier and Citizen of Crimea, who restored historical justice.
Quote Explanation: Crimea has always checked its time on the Kremlin chimes
№ 411145   Added MegaMozg 10-01-2021 / 19:24
They live invisible lives in the periphery, they have become marginalized. They wanted quiet, and they found it. They are tired of the role in life that they performed without receiving a reward, even a simple "thank you". Im tired to think of shopping - is the creativity, and believe that movies, rent on a Saturday evening is quite enough for happiness.
№ 71960   Added MegaMozg 04-01-2017 / 07:25