“People often ask me, ‘How can you be so stupid and still proclaim yourself a communist?'” (Slavoj Žižek)

2 thoughts on ““People often ask me, ‘How can you be so stupid and still proclaim yourself a communist?'” (Slavoj Žižek)”

1. money and love doesn’t mix too easy

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2. […] by Marcie Gainer on January 30, 2015 in Economics, News, Philosophy, Politics Philosopher Slavoj Žižek argues that our current brand of global capitalism is quickly outgrowing democracy and that a divorce between the two is inevitable. This leads to an array of social and geopolitical concerns regarding the public commons. These problems include but are not limited to ecology, biogenetics, finance, neo-apartheid, crisis management, intellectual property rights, and personal freedom. Žižek touches on all these topics and more in this delivery of political and social theory. h/t Biblioklept […]

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