After listening to a podcast with Bill Simmons and Chuck Klosterman and starting to read Slavoj Zizek's new book, I thought of a disturbing similarity between Michael Jordan and Capitalism.
When Jordan appeared petty and sad during his HOF speech, public perception came to his aid and these negative qualities were turned into positives; they somehow reinforced his image as a winner and the ultimate competitor with a killer instinct etc. etc. Likewise, when Capitalism sputters and collapses and the government has to subsidize the system to keep it afloat, proponents claim that it's because we were living under a perversion of capitalism and we need to return to the basic principles if we're ever to recover from this mess. Capitalism, like MJ, has entered the rare "air" of appearing stronger the weaker it actually becomes. How did this happen?
Morning Prayer
12 years ago
