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Societal Progress, Anti-Capitalism, and the Vision for a Culture of Emancipatory Human Rights

May 24, 2023 by Richard J Tilley

To paraphrase Walter Benjamin, violence in society exist to protect the law. The law exists to protect those in power. It falls within any society’s rights and responsibilities to protect themselves from a government of institutionalized violence. A change in power structures is not as far-fetched as many would have us to believe, limited by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Anti-Capitalism, The Orville Tagged: Anti-Capitalism, capitalist, Culture, currency, Decolonization, Emancipatory, Emmanuel Levinas, Human Rights, Kelly Grayson, Ken Booth, Responsibility, Sofia Monsalve Suárez, The Orville, Universalism, utopia, Violence, Walter Benjamin

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