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ASSANGE

VIDEO

The End of Democracy
Julian Assange (via video)
in conversation with Angela Richter & Srećko Horvat

Das Ende der Demokratie
Julian Assange (per Video)
im Gespräch mit Angela Richter und Srećko Horvat
from Volksbühne Berlin

The end of democracy
Julian Assange (via video)
in conversation with
Angela Richter & Srećko Horvat
from Volksbühne Berlin

Introduction

Sebastian Kaiser
Volksbühne at the Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

Written intro along the lines that:

the ideal of 'democracy' has figured prominently in the post WWII West.

However, the reality is that "powerful corporations act like states" and wars are waged in the name of freedom, while "our digital activities are tapped and recorded almost entirely".

WikiLeaks

"taking the promise of democracy seriously under advanced technological conditions"

-- transparency
-- exposure of secret data flows
-- platform for whistleblower information
-- redeeming internet freedom
-- online and active

Assange

-- hailed as a hero and cypherpunk genius by many
-- denounced as high-tech terrorist
-- exposed to public death threats
-- persecuted by governments and intelligence services
-- for 'damages' allegedly suffered

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Assange

9 December 2015 discussion

-- Volksbühne via live stream from Ecuador embassy
-- theatre director Angela Richter
-- Croatian philosopher Srećko Horvat

Discussion

-- Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP)
-- geopolitical implications
-- of huge influx of refugees into Europe
-- reflecting on democracy’s criminal history
-- potentially opening an alternative view on Europe

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