RSA Animate - First as Tragedy, Then as Farce

In this short RSA Animate, renowned philosopher Slavoj Zizek investigates the surprising ethical implications of charitable giving.
Watch the full lecture here: http://www.thersa.org/events/video/ar...

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Produced and edited by Abi Stephenson. Animation by Cognitive Media.

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[Mike Goldstein]

The real Irony? A Starbucks commercial preceded me watching this lecture.

[The RSA]

Ha - well spotted! We can't pick and choose which ads pop up, but we're a charity, and the occasional ad here and there helps us to create more RSA Animates to share with the world...

[greatebow]

I asked because i couldn't understand what he was saying. My english isn't the best. But thank you for your answer. P.S don't try to lecture me like i'm a baby with saying "do your homework"

[Krlja95]

i love this video but i would not agree on only one point of it ''20th century communism was a catastrophie'' dont get me wrong on a global view it was but i would like you to focus on a Yugoslavian communism which is regarded by 90% of those who lived under it as ''heaven on earth'' complete devastation of poverty and classes i would love to see if someone who is not from there to tell me his opinion of it.

[jcman9229]

This video perfectly illustrates why I can't stand the emerging hipster culture. It's based on a backwards ideology that's trying to embrace 'conscious consumerism' despite the fact the two are opposites. There's a trend in consumer preferences to paying a premium for socially-conscious products/services but I doubt that conviction's very strong, just look at how many Occupy Wall Street protestors had iPhones.

[Mike Goldstein]

Did you post this before or after you fapped to this video?

[illfaptothis]

The real irony is a jew like you pretending to care.

[ctznalien]

This video seems particularly timely as #FitchTheHomeless is thing people are getting excited about.

[CC3GROUNDZERO]

I'm not "being arrogant", I'm just weary of the typical libertarian trolls.

[098Teo]

While being arrogante you are just contradicting the contemporized theory explained by zizek.

[CC3GROUNDZERO]

White Knight virgin?