Democracy Is An Excellent Ideal, But Why Is It Suddenly Inseparable From Capitalism?
Market Maketh Man is an look at various ideas of democracy and how, in democratic theory’s evolution, it absorbed the principles of social equality and became dependent on capitalism. Put together by Temujin Doran (maker of the fantastic The Art of Protest, Illustration (The Finest Occupation), Build Anything, Vowels, The Adventures of a Cardboard Box and Dancing at 80˚) this is an excellent introduction to how the concept and ideals of democracy have evolved over the years and how that impacts future elections of any variety.
(via Brain Pickings)
