Re: AUT: they remember nothing and understand nothing

[Sebastian Budgen <sebastian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> More seriously, two questions: where did that stupid 'empire is a new
> communist manifesto' quote come from? I think Zizek said it, in a
> quote on the back cover of the book, but then right away he started
> attacking the book "it's no communist manifesto, despite claims that
> it is!" when I think he (and much dumber other vanguardists echoing
> him) is the only one who ever said that. Am I right here?

Yes, Slavoj wrote this as a blurb having read the first draft of the
book. He says now that he deeply regrets it and, should he have to burn
in hell, he says that he counts this amongst his major sins.



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