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Noam Chomsky Slams ŽIžek and Lacan: Empty 'Posturing' (2013)
- karmakurtisaani 1y agoŽižek is a joke. In the Finnish speaking world we have our own, Esa Saarinen. No substance, just empty word salad. Gotta love Chomsky tho.
- _wire_ 1y agoHere's a very clear, coherent and approachable talk by Zizek on the tensions within our reckonings over the "commons" (as in commonwealth) and ideology at this threshold of post-capitalism. Zizek: A New Kind of Communism: https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=zizek+new+kind+of+communism https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=zizek+new... Compare with this excellent speech by Chomsky and its clear why Chomsky would dismiss Zizek: Chomsky: Mind, Language & Limits of Thought https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDJ2zFe4Pc https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDJ2zFe4Pc OTOH In general, stay away from Zizek's interviews as he has a distressing affect and tends towards interpersonal babbling.