In short: an allegory ripe for analysis.
Choice dramatic quote:
Capitalism and Communism which briefly resembled victor and vanquished, increasingly look more like Thelma and Louise; a tragic couple sent over the edge by forces beyond their control. What comes next is anyone’s guess and the world hangs in the balance.
Eric R. Weinstein -
Mathematician and Economist; Managing Director of Thiel Capital
Question that looms in my mind - cui bono?
Or, perhaps qui est, et cinis? (Who is so deluded?)
I suspect Thomas Pickety could inform a good guess.
(From a link on BoingBoing.net an article on Edge.org.)
