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This reminds me of a section of Slavoj Zizek's book Violence. Here he refers to Nikolai Lossky who was sent into exile by communists, the general idea can easil
by boh 6y ago
This reminds me of a section of Slavoj Zizek's book Violence. Here he refers to Nikolai Lossky who was sent into exile by communists, the general idea can easily be attributable to Marie Antoinette as well:
>While Lossky was without doubt a sincere and benevolent person, really caring for the poor and trying to civilise Russian life, such an attitude betrays a breathtaking insensitivity to the systemic violence that had to go on in order for such a comfortable life to be possible. We're talking here of the violence inherent in a system: not only direct physical violence, but also the more subtle forms of coercion that sustain relations of domination and exploitation...