Category: Politics

Dystopian Fantasies

Today’s dystopian news:

“To fantasise about inflicting yet another near bankruptcy on a teetering democracy reveals levels of insouciance about the welfare of human beings and the sovereignty of states incompatible with a democratic organisation.

It proves, yet again, that the core of the economic doctrine that guides the global elite is the determination not to “give a shit” about real people, but to impose the doctrine even at the cost of state failure.”

IMF plots new “credit event” for Greece

Why is it so hard to imagine Utopia, when it’s so damn easy to imagine that Dystopia might already be here?

some background links:

Greek Bailout Retraces a Contentious and Dangerous Route

Behind Germany’s refusal to grant Greece debt relief


Dystopian Realities

Today’s depressing social media links:

How Hedge Funds Held Argentina for Ransom

“(Yesterday’s) resolution was excellent news for a small group of well-connected investors, and terrible news for the rest of the world, especially countries that face their own debt crises in the future.”

How to Hack an Election

“the whole dark side of politics that nobody knows exists but everyone can see.”

The last one is based on fiction and it’s pretty in design.