Re: [Marxism] Zizek interview in the FT

[Ruthless Critic of All that Exists <ok.president+nbsy@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 9:24 PM, S. Artesian <sartesian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> And I might respond, that I find his popularity in the capitalist press,
> puerile and worthless-- worse than worthless, an actual negative.  But I
> wouldn't do that.

But you just did that.

In any case, Zizek is *not* "popular" in the capitalist press. The New
Republic did a hatchet job on him only a few months ago, accusing him
of being totalitarian and anti-semitic, among other things. The
capitalist press loves to showcase him as a freak. That he calls
himself a Marxist and a Leninist is part of why he is portrayed as a
freak.

Much of the criticism of Zizek in this newsgroup is just anti-intellectualism.

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