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ZIZ013 Left in Dark Times (16.09.2008)

Slavoj Žižek - Collected Recordings

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Caillou: The Philosopher of Al-Qaeda

The philosopher of Al-Qaeda, who was studying in America, side with... I think... Yeah, you know, he's not the big guy. Isn't it absolutely clear that he was shocked by what he saw in his book? It's a reaction to liberalism, only in this sense. He was shocked by the free speech. The man who was on the World Trade Center was shocked to see these girls with miniscirts. And that's why he became a teremin. So should we suppress the face of the women in the street, in order to help them, not to react, and not to be fundamentalism? There is no reason to accept the moral blackmail of

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