Modi as radical neoliberal and Hindu nationalist simultaneously

As told 3

“At the same time a radical neoliberal in economic terms... At the same time he is a Hindu nationalist. Again, what I'm claiming is there is no tension here.”
22:51 A Defense of Universalism2014-12-12 · 1:24:09

“Modi with his idea to change the name of India to Bharat with his more exclusive emphasis on on Hinduism... he is doing something in a bad sense Western he is the great Westernizer”
36:19 Slavoj Zizek:Lenin,Stalin, China,India, Africa,Yugoslavia,Latin America, fascism, democracy, & West2024-02-03 · 1:25:29

“Modi... is at the same time absolutely radical neoliberal in economy but at the same time pretty much a Hindu fanatic, local traditions and so on.”
~0:12 Brexit: Freedom, Possible and Impossible2016-02-13 · 1:08:34

What it carries

one story, many jobs: the ideas this anecdote is deployed to argue, one tally mark per use (an idea page shows the same relation from the other end, as its shelf of stories)

contents · one story, 2 jobsuses

capitalism with Asian values ×2 Bharat ×1

Its cast and sources

populated by

Joe Slovo1 Rudi Dutschke1 Hans Tietmeyer1 Mario Monti1 Maoists / Naxalites1 Alexander Kerensky1 Jo Nesbø1 Mohammed Amin al-Husseini1

alongside works

The Snowman1 The Google Archipelago (Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet)1 A Descent into the Maelstrom1 Techno-feudalism1 Praxis Group1 Me Too1 Lenin April Thesis1 Frankfurt School1

Told together with

40% Haiti and the Gangs 2 shared talks 9% Malcolm X and the loss of roots as emancipatory starting point 2 shared talks

Every retelling 3

22:51 A Defense of Universalism2014-12-12 · 1:24:09

Indian PM Modi openly pursued cheap-labor economics (China is getting too expensive, India should offer cheaper labor) while being a Hindu nationalist, Žižek uses this to demonstrate that capitalism functions better with authoritarian traditional ethics., illustrating authoritarian capitalism,traditional values and capitalism,capitalism with Asian values

36:19 Slavoj Zizek:Lenin,Stalin, China,India, Africa,Yugoslavia,Latin America, fascism, democracy, & West2024-02-03 · 1:25:29

Modi’s renaming of India to 'Bharat' and the Slovenian pharmaceutical company Krka’s expansion into India illustrate the new global order: free-flowing capital combined with strong, homogenizing nationalism that destroys local cultural heritage., illustrating Bharat,conservative modernization

~0:12 Brexit: Freedom, Possible and Impossible2016-02-13 · 1:08:34

Indian Prime Minister Modi is simultaneously a radical neoliberal in economic policy and a Hindu religious nationalist, exemplifying Žižek's thesis that global capitalism and local authoritarian-religious traditions fit perfectly together., illustrating global capitalism compatible with local authoritarianism,postcolonial localism as capitalist supplement