kiwi on Nostr: “The idea of an inner solidarity between democracy and totalitarianism (which here ...
“The idea of an inner solidarity between democracy and totalitarianism (which here we must, *with every caution*, advance) is obviously not a historiographical claim, which would authorize the liquidation and leveling of the enormous differences that categorize their history and their rivalry.
Yet this idea must nevertheless be strongly maintained on a historico-philosophical level, since it alone will allow us to orient ourselves in relation to the new realities and unforeseen convergences of the end of the millennium.
This idea alone will make it possible to clear the way for the new politics (here), which remains largely to be invented (at the time of writing 1995).”
Giorgio was recognizing a hidden kinship between seemingly opposed systems (democracy & communism) and directs us to prepare for an innovative politics “yet to be invented.”
I believe this passage implies that democracy and totalitarianism converge in ways that challenge democracy’s core promises (like individual liberty), especially because I see modern trends (surveillance or centralized power) as totalitarian echoes within democratic shells.
If democracy and totalitarianism share an “inner solidarity,” a digital world could amplify that. Where democracy will seemingly slide toward totalitarianism via increased state-controlled centralizing digital systems (CBDCs tracking every transaction, IDs dictating access). But humanity could resist through decentralized tools (Bitcoin evading control, NOSTR enabling free speech). Our “new realities and convergences” could be voluntary, and thus virtuous, thanks to the magic that is cryptography.
Yet this idea must nevertheless be strongly maintained on a historico-philosophical level, since it alone will allow us to orient ourselves in relation to the new realities and unforeseen convergences of the end of the millennium.
This idea alone will make it possible to clear the way for the new politics (here), which remains largely to be invented (at the time of writing 1995).”
Giorgio was recognizing a hidden kinship between seemingly opposed systems (democracy & communism) and directs us to prepare for an innovative politics “yet to be invented.”
I believe this passage implies that democracy and totalitarianism converge in ways that challenge democracy’s core promises (like individual liberty), especially because I see modern trends (surveillance or centralized power) as totalitarian echoes within democratic shells.
If democracy and totalitarianism share an “inner solidarity,” a digital world could amplify that. Where democracy will seemingly slide toward totalitarianism via increased state-controlled centralizing digital systems (CBDCs tracking every transaction, IDs dictating access). But humanity could resist through decentralized tools (Bitcoin evading control, NOSTR enabling free speech). Our “new realities and convergences” could be voluntary, and thus virtuous, thanks to the magic that is cryptography.