Comment by aspenmayer
7 months ago
Zizek would probably qualify? I think he self-identifies as a communist but I'm not sure he means it completely seriously. Here he is on Newsnight about a month ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx_J1MgokV4
Then agaain, he's not a politician himself.
Zizek in my view betrayed the movement in his home country. That's why the press loves him so much.
He also talks a lot without being that insightful in my opinion.
Sarkar could be good, but that famous quote from her is the only thing I know about her politics.
> Zizek in my view betrayed the movement in his home country.
I don’t know what you mean by this, but I know he’s been around a while before he became known in the US. Could you explain a bit more for me or give me a link to something he said or did that caused you to change how you felt about him? I feel like I’m missing the proper context to appreciate your points, and if I did know what you do, I might feel as you do.
This is the article that helped me become more informed about him. It is actually very difficult to find derogatory material about him, you have to know what to look for.
"Capitalism’s Court Jester: Slavoj Žižek" (2023)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/02/capitalisms-court-je...
"Slavoj Žižek: From pseudo-left to new right" (2016)
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/02/08/zize-f08.html
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Alexi Sayle has had numerous shows on the BBC.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wrsn