It's a pretty short opinion piece but here's the last paragraph that sums up Zizek's thoughts.

The big question that haunts us is of course: can you abolish market freedom without abolishing political freedom? You certainly can abolish political freedom without abolishing market freedom — China proved it. Yet the final result of its rule seems to be to provide a new form of authoritarian capitalism which will replace liberal capitalism. Is China then today the biggest threat to a genuine democratic emancipation? Should China therefore be the enemy of the left?

  • richietozier4 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    don't ask zizek his opinion on China or nonbinary + trans people. Worst mistake of my life

    • Hewaoijsdb [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      His China takes are pretty yikes, as seen here, but what's up with his opinions on nonbinary and trans people? I recall him saying that he supports the LGBTQ+ community in some talks that he gave