Jurgen Habermas on the European Union

Habermas spells out precisely why he sees Europe as a project for civilization that must not be allowed to fail, and why the “global community” is not only feasible, but also necessary to reconcile democracy with capitalism. Otherwise, as he puts it, we run the risk of a kind of permanent state of emergency — otherwise the countries will simply be driven by the markets.

… [Why does Habermas take] the topic of Europe so personally[?]. It has to do with the evil Germany of yesteryear and the good Europe of tomorrow, with the transformation of past to future, with a continent that was once torn apart by guilt — and is now torn apart by debt.

Margaret Soltan, 9:26PM
Posted in: democracy, intellectuals

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One Response to “Jurgen Habermas on the European Union”

  1. Richard Says:
    November 25th, 2011 at 11:46PM

    ‘That’s why Habermas is so angry: with the politicians, the “functional elite” and the media. “Are you from the press?” he asks a man in the audience who has posed a question. “No? Too bad.”‘

    I suppose you can’t practice participatory rational interchange all the time.

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