• #106 (LABOR DAY SPECIAL) - Why I Am Still A Communist: Slavoj Zizek on Stalin's Terror, the Consequences of Neoliberalism, and the Refugee Crisis

  • Sep 2 2024
  • Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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#106 (LABOR DAY SPECIAL) - Why I Am Still A Communist: Slavoj Zizek on Stalin's Terror, the Consequences of Neoliberalism, and the Refugee Crisis

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    Think about the strangeness of today's situation. Thirty, forty years ago, we were still debating about what the future will be: communist, fascist, capitalist, whatever. Today, nobody even debates these issues. We all silently accept global capitalism is here to stay. On the other hand, we are obsessed with cosmic catastrophes: the whole life on earth disintegrating, because of some virus, because of an asteroid hitting the earth, and so on. So the paradox is, that it's much easier to imagine the end of all life on earth than a much more modest radical change in capitalism.

    -Slavoj Zizek, 2005 citing Frederic Jameson.

    Happy Labor Day, you disgusting proles (I love you)

    -Will

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    Original YouTube Video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgPqk8-HPGQ&t=1380s

    Pervert's Guide to Cinema:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYuI4SFw4g0

    Frederic Jameson:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredric_Jameson

    Slavoj Zizek:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavoj_%C5%BDi%C5%BEe

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