Slavoj Zizek. Cuba, Gulags and the Political Left. 2009 9/12

http://www.egs.edu/ Slavoj Zizek, professor at European Graduate School speaking about cuba, communism, fidel castro, authenticity, decay, gulags, and the legacy of the political left at the X. Bled Forum on Europe, The Role of Culture in Knowledge Society, March 7th, 2009, Bled Forum on Europe Association, Bled, Slovenia. Slavoj Zizek lecturing about radical thinking, politics, culture, differentation, difference, markets, countries, commodities, the decaffeinated other, the state of emergency, popular culture, learning, wife, mistress, shock therapies, capitalism, urgencies and priorities, crisis and funding. European Graduate School EGS, Media and Communication Studies department program, Saas-Fee, Switzerland, Europe, 2009, Slavoj Zizek.

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[GREGORYABUTLER]

And I'm not even a fan of Slavoj Zizek - but he's right on the money here!

[ryler05]

the cubans are struggling against the monster of american imperialism

[apacheslim]

@bltsrmsqt

I support the castro regime . That doesnt make me a hypocrite What do I prove by living there. By suporting the regime doenst mean that I support the way they live or that its what I want. They had a choice between being an impovrished 3rd world nation that has been enslaved or to being the very fair but very hindered nation. Compared to alot of other latin american countries Cuba isnt poor. Cuba is humble very humble but no dirt poor or slaves.

[bltsrmsqt]

Those who support the Castro regime are probably the least likely to find themselves living there, or if they did, the least likely to survive if they insisted on being in the opposition. Craven cowards and hypocrites, worry about YOUR f'kng situation where you are if you have ANY b%lls, and stay out of other people's politics instead of trying to overcompensate. Keep your worthless, "universalist" perspective to yourselves.

[samsonlovesyou]

@GREGORYABUTLER

Owned by whom? The democratically elected state, no?

[GREGORYABUTLER]

Yeah, the Cuban press is fiercely censored - and the two big Party owned "newspapers" - "Granma" and "Juventud Rebelde" are not really newspapers at all but propaganda sheets!

[louisnproyect]

I think I can explain PubPundits statistics. He clearly does not regard Black Cubans as members of the human race. Hence his results are tilted toward the better off whites, the same people who fled to Miami and tried vainly to overthrow socialism with American guns and money.

[jibarotimbalero]

Sorry Zizek.

You screwed up here. Big time.

Today, the Cuban Revolution does not present the decay and poverty as a proof of their authenticity. They claim that the proof of their authenticity is in their fight and struggle for survival inside the poverty and decay caused by multiple external factors.

[KajiCarson]

Down with Fidel.

[KajiCarson]

Down with Fidel.