“Not only must weapons be bought and paid for out of surpluses of capital and labour, but they must also be put to use. For this is the only means that capitalism has at its disposal to achieve the level of devaluation now required. The idea is dreadful in its implications. What better reason could there be to declare that it is time for capitalism to be gone, to give way to some saner mode of production?” WayGivingMeanIdeasReasonUseLevelsGoneAchieveWeaponsCapitalismPaidProductionsLabourImplicationsSurplus Author:David Harvey
“For all its apparent tolerance, the USA maintains a peculiar balance between the forces of capitalism and democracy. To achieve this I feel sure the country is guided by some hidden force; an organization working in secrecy, powerful enough to dispose of the Kennedys and of anyone else who gets in its way.” WayFeelsCountryEnoughForcePowerfulDemocracyAchieveBalanceCapitalismOrganizationToleranceUsaPeculiarSecrecy Author:Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
“We get off track. Capitalism takes us off track. You get off the "real" and get on the "wheel." The "wheel" becomes the winning and losing, the succeeding and failing, the "I will achieve." All that stuff becomes so preoccupying, particularly if you're born with low self-esteem, or no sense of yourself, or even if you're just born in the consumer culture. It's very powerful.” IfsRealSelfCultureWinningStuffBornPowerfulFailingAchieveSelf EsteemSucceedLosingLowsCapitalismTrackEsteemConsumersWheelsVery PowerfulLow Self EsteemWinning And LosingConsumer Culture Author:Eve Ensler
“As a political activist you run the risk of having to settle for one compromise or another in order to achieve your goals. Artists face the obvious accusation of elitism. The fundamental principle of my work is that it critiques capitalism in very specific ways. I am not interested in generalized political rhetoric. Instead of "aestheticizing" political issues, I try to challenge ingrained perspectives.” TryingRunningPoliticalArtistGoalChallengesRiskAchievePerspectiveCapitalismObviousCompromiseSettlingActivistNot InterestedRhetoricCritiqueAccusationElitism Author:Josephine Meckseper