Slavoj Žižek and Srecko Horvat combine their critical clout to
emphasize the dangers of ignoring Europe's growing wealth gap and
the parallel rise in right-wing nationalism, which is directly tied
to the fallout from the ongoing financial crisis and its
prescription of imposed austerity. To general observers, the
European Union's economic woes appear to be its greatest problem,
but the real peril is an ongoing ideological--political crisis that
threatens an era of instability and reactionary brutality.
The fall of communism in 1989 seemed to end the leftist program
of universal emancipation. However, nearly a quarter of a century
later, the European Union has failed to produce any coherent vision
that can mobilize people to action. Until recently, the only
ideology receptive to European workers has been the nationalist
call to "defend" against immigrant integration. Today, Europe is
focused on regulating the development of capitalism and promoting a
reactionary conception of its cultural heritage. Yet staying these
courses, Žižek and Horvat show, only strips Europe of its power and
stifles its political ingenuity. The best hope is for Europe to
revive and defend its legacy of universal egalitarianism, which
benefits all parties by preserving the promise of equal
representation.
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