Under capitalism, we can't have democracy by definition. Capitalism is…

Noam Chomsky
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Under capitalism, we can't have democracy by definition. Capitalism is a system in which the central institutions of society are in principle under autocratic control. ✨ Noam Chomsky (2004). Language and Politics, p.138, AK Press
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