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ZIZ246 Why I Am Still A Communist (07.12.2019)

Slavoj Žižek - Collected Recordings

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Why Do I Still Cling to the Curse Name of Communism?

The alienated system that regulates our lives is not just an illusion, but the actuality of our lives. In such a universe, every direct personalization, like the one proposed by Thatcher, is an ideological lie. So again, why do I still cling to the curse name of communism when I know that the 20th century communist project failed? Let me begin with the fact that we live in an age permitted by apocalyptic prospects, a proviso. Rightists populist spent a catastrophic vision of our entire civilization under threat from Muslim and other refugees.

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