'On The Idea Of Communism' - Birkbeck Institute - Zizek: closing comments

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Slavoj Zizek's closing comments at the Communism conference held at Birkbeck, 13 - 15th March, 2009

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  • hahaha, how wrong are many posters here. Mussolini and most fascist systems are far-right wing, state-capitalist systems, where corporations are owned by the private sector and by the state. USSR was not a socialist-state, but a state-capitalist system, with some elements of fascism, just like USA, Nazi Germany and Chile under Pinochet

  • It's a shame it cuts off just before the really good bit where he tries and fails to get the assembled academics to stand up and sing the Internationale!

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  • To me, communism is emotional reasoning. For those of us with the right emotional framework, fears and traumas, the ideas of economic and social equality are just comforting.

    I don't know if communism is economically feasible in reality, but if people want to try it out on purely voluntary terms, go ahead. Ultimately, I think that the non-dogmatic individuality is the best course though.

  • @workergirls

    I like this statement alot, though I am a little threatened by your general militancy, and hostility.

    On a metaphorical level though, it's a powerful, magickal, statement.

    They say you can tell the Gods by their excellent good humor, and capacity for love.

  • The tyranies are the product of the french revolution and the atheistic philosophies.

  • Fascism was invented by Musolini the socialist!

    It was socialism based on nationality rather on class. That's the ONLY dfference.

    That's why it's called national socialism.

  • At least someone says it the right way.

  • Prove to me that statism and fascism are exclusive products of the Left. Since I know you can't-- or won't even bother to-- can you at least explain to me how the free market serves humanity? Oh, and what do you mean by liberty?

  • If I work 22 hours a day for you, for 2 years without fail, will you make me a millionaire?

  • Peace can only be had when the last Nationalist is hanged by his own flag.

    Freedom can only be had when the last Capitalist is strangled by the entails of the last Bureaucrat.

    Long live the international workers unity !!!

    Death to the fascism, capitalism and racism !!!

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