One of the most prominent intellectuals in the contemporary world was named to the list of the “Top 100 Global Thinkers” in Foreign Policy magazine in 2012. He shares this distinction with the likes of Dick Cheney, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Mossad director Meir Dagan. The theorist’s best idea—according to this well-known publication that is a virtual arm of the U.S. State Department—is that “the big revolution the left is waiting for will never come.”

I’ve only read a quarter of this so far. I knew Zizek was a crank at times but wasn’t aware of all his chauvinist views lol. Not to mention the antisemitic views of the USSR being worse than Germany

  • Vampire [any]
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    2 years ago

    His popularity/eminence mystifies me. I don't see a single redeeming quality.

    • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Pervert's Guide to Ideology was a solid film, he's got funny quotes, and he's fun to watch.

      Also he did publicly humiliate :jordan-eboy-peterson: so there's that

    • chickentendrils [any, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      There might be a couple people in the world who actually try to take meaning from his "philosophy", but I think to most he's just worth marveling at. Like a Rod Dreher type.

      • Vampire [any]
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        2 years ago

        It's more a laughing-at than laughing-with

      • JustAnotherCourier [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        Actually, as someone who enjoys Zizek's public appearance antics, yeah this is it.

        When he's on the BBC or Chapo or whatever, his audience is not to reach the The State and Revolution enjoyer. It's for people who've been denied any access to Marxist thought, and need to be gently pried from generations of indoctrination.