Novara Media Downstream: We Must Get Ready For An Emergency w/ Slavoj Žižek
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Nov 6, 2023 
Famous Marxist philosopher Slavoj Žižek discusses his pessimistic view of the future, the Arab Spring, the Russia-Ukraine stalemate, cancel culture, dangers of anti-Western coalition, China's transition to fascism, global power shift, consequences of international intervention, and fake Western admiration.
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Hegel on Revolutions' Dark Outcomes
- Hegel presents the idea that good intentions can turn into disasters over time, shown by historical revolutions.
- This warns us to think carefully about how well-meaning ideas might eventually cause harm.
Question What’s Possible
- Define clearly what counts as possible or impossible in political and social change.
- Recognize that what seems impossible might be ideological rather than factual.
Cancel Culture Hurts The Left
- Critiquing cancel culture can alienate the left by being misunderstood as right-wing.
- Žižek supports LGBTQ+ rights but finds current cancel culture counterproductive to leftist goals.