Slavoj Žižek: ‘Joe Biden Is Long-Term the Same Catastrophe as Trump’
www.irishtimes.com -The Slovenian philosopher divides opinion over his often-contradictory viewpoints
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Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek (born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian philosopher and self-described “radical leftist” and “communist in a qualified sense,” currently a researcher at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Ljubljana Faculty of Arts, and international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities of the University of London. — Wikipedia
Celeb Philosopher: After Pandemic, ‘World as We Know It Will Be Just Nostalgia’
www.timesofisrael.com -‘New communism’ proponent Slavoj Zizek denies he’s an anti-Semite. Popular thinker says State of Israel has made Jews into yet another ‘race enjoying privileges over the natives’
Slavoj Zizek: The Ordeal We Face Is Not Lockdown and Isolation, but What Happens Next
www.independent.co.uk -Authoritarians are exploiting this crisis, writes Slavoj Zizek. If China succeeds in Hong Kong, the violent takeover of Taiwan could be the next step – then a full scale Pacific war
Slavoj Zizek: The Treatment of Assange Is an Assault on Everyone’s Personal Freedoms
www.rt.com -Julian Assange has had his rights stripped away in a case that should alarm millions, but too few people care because his character has been assassinated. He might have to go to prison before…
Slavoj Zizek: We Need a Way Out of This Crisis That Isn’t Just a Choice Between Health and Wealth
www.independent.co.uk -The pandemic has affected our economy in contradictory ways. We are seeing the introduction of social policies tantamount to communism at the same time as workers are being exploited more…
Slavoj Zizek: Greta and Bernie Should Be Leading in These Troubled Times, but They Are NOT RADICAL ENOUGH
www.rt.com -With everything that’s plunging the world into chaos right now, one thing surprising me is, why are Greta Thunberg and Bernie Sanders comparatively quiet? Make no mistake, racism, climate…