Think About It | Slavoj Zizek

Think about it.

Slavoj Zizek talks about those who say 1990 was the end of utopias, it is just as utopian to believe that we are at the end of history and that western liberal democracy is the answer.

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[blackflower75]

Is the visual of the video an electric sheep ? ... ;P

[denito9474]

yes

[ZardexM]

1/5: For dishonorably misrepresenting Slavoj Zizek

[denito9474]

1 thumb down for not thinking about it, like the title beckons you to. T

hink about it.

What does the contemporary west mean when it calls the communist world utopia? What does Zizek mean when he calls the west utopian? He sums up a large section of contemporary history in a very short space by really cutting to the heart with his analogy.

[ZardexM]

Never mind what the title beckons. I rather think about what Zizek actually did say then your personal deranged opinion of editing.

[denito9474]

what exactly is the misrepresentation you are talking about? How have I misrepresented Zizek?

[Aiden057]

you take one quote totally out of context and call that a video? What's the point?

[Konversekid]

@denito9474 Zizek actually explains that the utopia of liberal democracy is pure ideology, it is based on socialized biases of reality, not that it is in fact the most apt form of governance or economic distribution. Your video puts fourth that liberal democracy is what we are looking for, which undoubtedly misconstrues his own notion.

[niriop]

YOU FUCKING ARSEHOLE

[niriop]

YOU PIECE OF FUKUYAMAIST SHIT!

[frikkinn]

Haha so taken out of context