Slavoj Zizek - Why white liberals like to humiliate themselves

[@iwouldprefernotto49]

If you want to get Zizek's 'I WOULD PREFER NOT TO' t-shirt you can do so here: i-would-prefer-not-to.com

[@val_allue]

I would prefer not to

[@bills6009]

I would prefer not to

[@leevv1679]

The radical socialist selling merch

[@philliptaylor6021]

Technically, it's Melville's. He's quoting Bartleby, The Scrivner, by Melville and alludes to the philosophical analysis (which is vast) of Bartleby's statement, "I would prefer not to" which is a motif in the story.

[@mfreed40k]

Uh, with the gross stuff and lisp no. Can't get past his aftect.

[@Mike-zd8wq]

Good opening sniffs.

[@Filosofuerza]

Hahahahahaa

[@fvo911]

😂 ржу не могу хахахаха

[@jewelsthesky6759]

😂😂😂😂

[@jovenramirez1488]

I clicked on this video anticipating the opening sniffs and nose-touching. Radical actions in the time of COVID-19.

[@bieberbazzejunge]

and touching his shirt like it's an early 2000s usher hiphop video

[@scooterbaby8828]

This man is an inspiration to anyone who struggles with anxiety regarding public speaking. Willing to push through severe ticks while speaking a foreign language to speak his truth. We gotta put ourselves out there.

[@razorpig6654]

Bullshit he is! Lol

[@geraldogabriel1383]

That's a incredible point of view man!

[@TheBullemore]

What ticks?

[@holysab7]

nah he's on coke his brain is a hot soup at this point, that's why he's a leftist LOL

[@reddead112]

where I live the opposition would use his ticks as an argument against him

[@anevliona6600]

"Every culture has dead bodies in its closet' - Slavoj Zizek

[@artvsmachine]

When you can't think of the word "skeleton".

[@MartinHiggins1972]

@@artvsmachine Or you're speaking a second language and don't exactly know all the idioms.

[@jakaalatas8938]

@@artvsmachine yeah...but that would be less "edgier"

[@MartinHiggins1972]

@@jakaalatas8938 You mean 'less edgy', second language boy!

[@efegokselkisioglu8218]

@@MartinHiggins1972 shut up, you privlehed first labhguage person. I hope your sonbbish attitude be your downfall...

[@phoenix5054]

“Every culture is horrible.” - Slavoj Zizek

[@mydroogies5529]

Evahry cahlchar es orrible.

[@AEMachinas]

Yeah this guy knows what's up ha ha!

[@ooDirtyMickoo]

is that not just the same meaningless drivel of universalism but the reversal? this inability to appraise a culture. you just say theyre all equally as good and bad. I don't understand how that's an interesting commentary.

[@cheeki-breeki]

Fucking based

[@ooDirtyMickoo]

@@cheeki-breeki how?

[@jamesflames6987]

Slavoj Zizek, best known as the voice actor for the spider in Minecraft.

[@xXEvangelXx]

underrated

[@bobthedestroyer6205]

Damn u got me

[@ToniMonoS]

Omg i knew it sounded familiar

[@dabeast_nl1580]

Nah he sounds more like a silverfish

[@Evacer]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6XFdomZpZd3ebc

[@ccl1195]

"But, this gives them a tremendous" [...] "privilege" [...] "As such, as nobodies, they think they have a monopoly on judging the others." WOW. He said it perfectly.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

"Every culture is horrible in its own way." I love you forever for that, M. Zizek.

[@mauriciokrebs2913]

sometimes the obvious is genial.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

@Psy Crow Y'mean, like, people who have studied in three languages and write their major works in a fourth? Or did you have something else in mind?

[@xcicciobox932]

@Psy Crow Nope, zizek is a chadintellectual

[@OsirisNin]

​@Psy Crow if only everyone could be as properly intellectual as you.

[@ActionableFreedom]

Shit on every type, learn from every way of life and ultimately youll find there's something worth while to every kind of person. But its getting harder and harder to live like this, especially in public. Instead today it's tolerate every type, segregate every way of life and don't emulate anything cause that's cultural appropriation.

[@davorinmestric5134]

Never shake this man's hand.

[@firstlast7994]

@Football Tactics why lol

[@ronan5427]

@Football Tactics very communist of you to put people that dont agree with you in the gulags

[@elliaflinders3275]

@austin M ah yes communism when food burn people die. Very enlightened

[@Engenifffo]

He uses his left, like all used to for poo

[@colindree9802]

@Tommy D Face the wall

[@MediaFilter]

It's a form of absolute moral superiority, they martyr themselves and expect you to acknowledge them as miniature messiahs.

[@Triple_J.1]

Ayn Rand covered this phenomenon in its entirety in Atlas.

[@philippbohland2420]

​@@Triple_J.1Please leave us alone with this neo liberal piece of shit.

[@J.B.1982]

In some instances I’d say it’s narcissism as well. It steals the attention away from the people who they are supposedly supporting. There’s also some deep twisted stuff in there.

[@kojak8403]

Polish regiment sent by Napoleon in 1802 to suppress the Haitian uprising of slaves, quickly realized the actual situation, changed sides and joined Haitians against the French Army. Dessalines - the leader of the revolt and then the first monarch of independent Haiti, called Poles "the White Negroes of Europe" as a brotherly term of solidarity. The surviving Polish soldiers often stayed in the country. The center of Polish Haitian diaspora is in town of Cazale , otherwise known as "La Pologne".

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

They were the only whites he didn’t kill

[@orderofthedragon3109]

@@nuclearcatbaby1131 not true...there was also a small German settlement there, approximately 200 people, that was spared by the uprising. They were later granted citizenship by Dessalines, and this small German settlement would go on to dominate much of Haiti's international commerce for over 100 years, until late in ww1, when Haiti declared war on Germany, expelled Germans from the Island and confiscated their property.

[@african8855]

Fun fact: Germans and Poles were considered black according to the law granting them equal rights since no whites were allowed to own land.

[@Liisa3139]

@Kojak Wow! This was totally new information to me. Thank you!

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

Your childhood was a lie What if a French person pretended to be German or Polish and knew the language well enough to trick them?

[@1i1i1ii1]

i really dont think i will ever reach a point where i get sick of zizek telling that joke.

[@kojak8403]

It's been way too many times already

[@brandonbluegold]

Whether or not the irony of your comment is intentional, I appreciate it either way

[@karupt422]

Hey aren't you that techwear queefer?

[@1i1i1ii1]

karupt haha i suppose that’s one way to classify me 😂

[@karupt422]

@@1i1i1ii1 why don't you post on /r/techwearclothing?

[@kukalakana]

I have heard an indigenous American speaker call this phenomenon "permission to be evil." Not allowing yourself to do bad shit and get away with it, but to acknowledge that they are as capable of human vice as everyone else.

[@korosuke1788]

I'm an indigenous American and it's the first time I hear that. His ethnicity should be omitted for it adds nothing, nor it means anything.

[@elasticearlobe661]

@@korosuke1788 the same is true for your comment 😜

[@RenegadeContext]

@korosuke1788 I didn't realise indigenous peoples had a monolithic culture that could represented by a single individuals opinion

[@datboib3432]

@@elasticearlobe661 youare correct, but so is korosuke That being said, as an indigenous American, korosuke may be uncomfortable with people randomly using his ethnicity as a form of validation

[@datboib3432]

@@RenegadeContextindigenous American culture is very diverse, which is why the OP should avoid using his personal anecdotes with indigenous people as a form of validation - because it is not an all-encompassing set of ideals

[@coldpopcast]

This is the weirdest ASMR video I've seen

[@OneRadicalDreamer]

Mah trigga

[@quiks.groove]

FAM 💀😂

[@RetroRaider]

Thank you for making me spit mt coffee =DDDD

[@kenhenrylynn5448]

😹😹😹

[@MichaelJ44]

For real. His speeches and Larry Silverstein are strangely good for ASMR. I shall link the Silverstein vid

[@tierrapetersen4651]

I have so much respect for this guy. He doesn't let his nervous ticks prevent him from doing and saying what he needs to say. He is an inspiration to me. I should never be afraid of public speaking, only not saying what I need to get out.

[@SpikesSpikesSpikes]

Too bad he's a fucking loser who plays pretend and worries about imaginary problems

[@Axyo0]

@@SpikesSpikesSpikes edgy

[@PhilospherStoned]

@@LarsTragel-zh7ei how and why is he an idiot?

[@booneblocker3200]

He’s still a communist who advocates and celebrates violence. So…

[@damazywlodarczyk]

he's not struggling and he's not afraid, he loves to speak

[@VotEtoPizdets]

His ticks are getting much worse with age. I hope his health does not begin to decline rapidly. I may disagree with many of his stances but he is a brilliant mind and the world is a better place because of his existence.

[@NIDHOGG_99]

Es un crítico cultural muy potente. Necesitamos gente así, que piense fuera del molde y busque lo criticable en todo.

[@orbazel]

I’ve plenty of experience of cokeheads pretending to be intellectual but the other way round is more entertaining.

[@du42bz]

@RJDA 0704 Cope

[@DaKid27]

I really shouldn't be laughing at this ... you are terrible

[@numbers9696]

Hahhhahaa

[@bugfact9279]

@@LarsTragel-zh7ei internet commenter

[@MrMajsterixx]

@RJDA 0704 read it once again and dont make fool out of yorself here

[@geronico11]

i like this man cause he isnt handsome, has so many ticks, bad dressed, bad english, but he doesn't give a f*** and is full of confidence

[@observeoutofthebox7806]

And he is an intellectual. And a open free thinker. People hate him because it tells alot about society... they only look at surfacial imperfections to pick on people. While ignoring their own pathetic lives and lack of knowledge. that's why the world is such a shallow pool of ignorance

[@authorbhattacharjee4957]

So... The complete opposite of Jordan Peterson then?

[@alvarc3675]

Author Bhattacharjee 2 charlatans. They only fool pretentious uni kids

[@manuelsenk5593]

@@alvarc3675 your bias opinion has no background just a straight up subjective sentence. Stop wasting air

[@stephantrezgue6281]

I wouldn't say his english is bad, maybe his accent but his vocabulary is pretty large and he talks without much pausing

[@marcusonesimus3400]

True humility is 'earthiness', having one's feet on the ground, having a proper estimation of oneself. It is true that chronic, theatrical self-abasement may signify a problem with excessive pride, certainly one of excessive self-preoccupation.

[@JSVR62BATXSH]

As a german its so desorienting when he just casually slips a german word in like "Vereinigte Staaten". I always pause and check if i understood right

[@RFLCPTR]

@@vincents187 *Damit bist du nicht alleine

[@ArmLegLegArmHead47]

Es gibt einen Clip von Slavoj in einem deutschen Restaurant! Nur zu empfehlen

[@W_Strone_Swiatla]

It's because he is referring to german philosophy and therefor specific phraseology.

[@lordtypesalot4598]

As every educated central European, he speaks German almost fluently. There are some interviews he gave for Swiss and Austrian media fully in German. After all, German is a mandatory high school subject in all former k.u.k. Monarchie member states. In the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia since 1991 and in Croatia since 1972. Having been to most EU countries, I was surprised to learn how many people out there actually speak German.

[@admiralbyrd7047]

Haha ich hab direkt hier geguckt, ob jemand das aufgreift.

[@DjMartinPhilip]

WHO: "Avoid Touching Your Face during the pandemic" Slavoj Zizek: "Hold my beer! "

[@pachasofo]

Hahahahahaha...

[@hmhbanal]

“Hold my beer? Or hold my nose.”

[@acc1541]

"Hold my nose"

[@farrider3339]

Me love those "hold my beer" interventions 😍 😂 .•°

[@TheInternetIsDeadToMe]

I’m not touching your beer Slavoj.

[@ahmedsultani3028]

"every culture is horrible in its own way" Man.. Terence McKenna would love this guy.

[@Vingul]

McKenna did probably know (about) Zizek.

[@luylierwilliam6331]

@@Vingul they are not the same G

[@Vingul]

@@luylierwilliam6331 did I say they’re the same? What the hell

[@luylierwilliam6331]

@@Vingul You did not. But since McKenna died in 2000 and that Zizek was not very famous back then.... I mean it's possible but not likely

[@Vingul]

​@@luylierwilliam6331 upon reflection, I half concede your point. But I don't think it's un-likely, either. Radical philosopher types are more likely to know about one another than some Joe on the street is. Zizek had been writing/publishing in English for a long time by the time McKenna died, I don't think Zizek would have to have gone mainstream in the West for someone like McKenna to be aware. Not that this really matters...

[@aeg_music]

"very intelligent, some of them even Hegelians" - I see what you did there, Slavoj. Sniff Sniff.

[@anneallison6402]

He said he was inteligent?

[@Kuuewukung]

He talked about black thinkers. A rather racist comment, by the way.

[@Impaled_Onion-thatsmine]

Hegelian on the but end

[@Impaled_Onion-thatsmine]

@@jsb4812 we have to eat it

[@patrickscottwalsh]

@Drinker_Of_ Milk There are left and right hegelians.

[@zaprising2844]

Slavoj Zizek: *spent thousands upon thousands of hours working hard as an academic, to spread his message* Everyone: lol funni voice man haha

[@_pranaysingh03]

‘Oh look at him touching his nose every now and then’ 5.5K likes

[@Ynotnow9900]

@@_pranaysingh03 if this guy was pushing a shopping cart full of cans with newspaper underwear saying the same stuff in a park to a tree, i wouldn't bat an eye

[@Sandra-lu3ri]

True.

[@vladimird5280]

How retarded are people here... up to the point that it’s almost amazing. So fucking shellow

[@misterbigball2419]

Dudes blowing his nose in his hand the entire time I don’t care how smart he is the mans fucking hard to watch

[@gavinmccormick3658]

I often get so ashamed of my physical tics, he powers through and it's inspiring.

[@alexkt3400]

Ever tried NAC/selenium or antioxidants in general?

[@akhidukahi6838]

He spitting facts.

[@MediaFilter]

He's actually sniffing them.

[@ehoerii]

Literally

[@randomuser522]

He spittin saliva tho

[@coollobsterr]

He spitting (facts).

[@rahulb.4925]

I can't 😂😂

[@Elcollpohorrible]

I would call it first world-ism. On one hand they are given everything, but then wants to humble themselves when they point out the subjectivism of wealth. At the same time they keep the rewards, it is almost sickening. So no change, just empty words.

[@16m49x3]

I'd say it's even worse when someone from a more shitty culture goes to the 1st world to live comfortably, don't join the local culture, and then wants to dismantle the local culture while reaping the benefits of it.

[@H41030v3rki110ny0u]

@@16m49x3 Disagree, I think those who have such disdain for their culture/country and allow it to be subverted are worse... they are cowards. The people you reference at least have some gall, and won't capitulate like a sheep.

[@elliaflinders3275]

@@16m49x3 if the culture is so easily "dismantled" then maybe it should be

[@xXEvangelXx]

@@elliaflinders3275 Yeah, I always see this in specific reference to USA. What the fuck are they dismantling? McDonalds? Working 60 hours a week and protesting for your right to stuff your fat fucking face at Arby's during a pandemic? Whatever "culture" was there to begin with has long since been subsumed by consumerism, as it has been practically everywhere

[@elliaflinders3275]

@@xXEvangelXx EXACTLY! Usually “culture preservation” is thinly veiled nationalistic/ethnic cleansing rhetoric, at least for what I’ve seen relating to America.

[@barrysteven5964]

This is fascinating. I recently saw a post by a western European pointing out that all the evils, which befall the Middle East are down to the evil West and its history of interference and their empires etc (they rarely mention the Ottoman Empire for obvious reasons) and this was why there was Islamic terrorism. I wrote back pointing out that Arabs also had a history of conquest and empires, that Arab leaders were complicit with France and Britain carving up the Middle East into countries, that the worst oppressors of Arabs were still their own rulers and that most of the victims of Islamic terrorists were other Muslims so making excuses for them was pretty hateful to Muslims. He thought I was a raving rightwing nutcase. I'm not. I'm actually a leftie but I hate bullshitters.

[@dannyarcher6370]

Sorry, but I'm mostly on his side. If you think that Arabs were far worse rulers than Europeans, then you are indeed, right wing. Welcome.

[@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat]

I dunno, Barry. I think you might be in the wrong on that one. Maybe not "all" the evils are the West's fault -- having a 500 year old empire slowly rot to death tends to leave a stink in a society. But the Sykes-Picot Agreement was EXTREMELY damaging to what was left of Ottoman hegemony, and was extraordinarily underhanded on the West's part. They were famously dishonest with Arab leaders. Within four years of the agreement France was already bombing the very same men who were romanticized as Lawrence of Arabia's closest friends and allies during WWI. And that's just the start, you got another 100 years of coups and oil deals that installed and/or propped up those oppressive Arab leaders. If it was anyone's fault, it's the Ottoman leadership. But having a bunch of greedy Colonial rapists sweep in to devour what was left certainly made the problem much much worse than it could've been.

[@JukedSoluble]

Many instances of identity politics have back stories that are less than flattering to the people group that is being placed on a pedestal. The vast majority of black slaves that arrived in the Americas were not dragged away from their weeping families by armed whites. They were defeated in battle and then sold away by rival village leaders. The losers were sold as goods while the winners are the forefathers of African nations today. You can even find modern evidence in West Africa of how these warlords are revered for having defeated their enemies and shipped them away for good! Everyone's culture has egg on their face for sure.

[@umrasangus]

It's funny when these leftists call you rightist for doing a counter argument on their truth (which sins from being too far from reality). Of course not claiming I own reality, but I don't take things too lightly as to rage about them, but acknowledging their gravity and doing so calmly. Something that these people won't do and will definitely call me fascist at the slightest disagree. Honestly, I'm too tired of them.

[@jessemontano762]

Totally

[@Brian-pr1dq]

This intellect is not to be sniffed at.

[@sono_chi_no_sodium_chlorid7635]

The polish regiment: "Oh wait. Are we the baddies here?" *change team*

[@flintandsteel1743]

Top reference

[@Vict0r1984]

As an eastern European Marxist though I think there is a certain tragic reality in that story, as nowadays, 200 years later, few Eastern Europeans would be so unprejudiced so as to join the freedom-fighting cause of a culturally radically different people. (basically, sadly enough because of contemporary propaganda, or, as Zizek would call it, "pure ideology", I think we might have more racists, nationalists and islamophobes in Eastern Europe than we did in the early 1800s...)

[@jamasica4577]

@@Vict0r1984 It's not true. Xenophobia in 1800s in Polish society was extremely high. There are many books and publications about discrimination of minorities (What interesting Poles were also minority btw.). One I remember well is about an old Jewish man who was very afraid of his grandson going to school. He was afraid if he will come back from scool because of hatred towards Jews in Polish society. I think nowadays Poles are very open minded in comparison to earlier centuries. Poles like to talk shit about defending they culture and ethnicity, but when people of colour come here, they do nothing. I mean, they (we?) are very confident in being hostile only to the moment when they don't meet someone "different", because when they see the human, they treat them like humans. So the point is that this hatred is because of being affraid of not known. More and more people come and settle in Poland. I live in very small town like 30 000 people? And more and more fast foods are opening that are runned by some people from... Pakistan maybe? idk. They look like they doing great i think.

[@dannyarcher6370]

Why skulls, though?

[@darrenfleming7901]

I actually quite like this argument against multiculturalism. It seems that on this issue there is an intent to create a false dilemma, where you either promote multiculturalism and celebrate marginal cultures, or you essentially promote a nation-state where everyone adheres to a traditional culture. But neither of these choices really achieves the goal of universalism, which is to look past culture rather than give importance to it. What's dumb about this debate is that the neoliberal approach is definitely just identity politics, but the reactionary approach is equally identity politics, it just offers a different solution.

[@kx7500]

Both of which are bad to be clear

[@dannyarcher6370]

As a South African, I will give you a perfect example of the contradiction these idiots engage in. We are told _ad infinitum_ that the reason there is so much civil conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa is because Europeans carved it up with no regard to ethnic groups. Whenever I hear that argument now, I rhetorically respond, "And? Why should _that_ be a problem?" knowing that those same idiots will call for multiculturalism in their white majority countries.

[@wernerbeinhart2320]

Facts. And not promoting multiculturalism doesn't mean one can't promote or enjoy certain cultural artifacts like songs, food, poetry, dances, clothing and so on and so on

[@joschmo4497]

Bla bla bla, you leftists have way too much time on your hands. Some cultures are superior, if you disagree you're welcome to move to those other cultures. I like my all white country, kids can play outside safely, there's nothing dramatic going on, peace and quiet, low violent crime rates. I like my all white country and yes other cultures and races are unwelcome. You're welcome to make your own country a better place, we may even do business and help each other, but my country is not for you to spread your culture, spread it at home, if you like your culture, keep it home, stay home.

[@XYZ-kb3mm]

i can’t tell if you’re referring to universalism as a law concept (all cultures treated equal under law) and not a theological concept (christian supremacy over other cultures, but allegedly “non persecutory”). it seems like the latter, but you’re portraying it though a lense of being a christian yourself, and therefore you’re ok with the inherent christian supremacy that a society adhering to christian universalism would offer. what you sound like is this “I won’t hurt you physically or outright intimidate you (except when I let you know that I do expect you’ll go to hell, just not forever) because I’m a good type of Christian. but I will also ignore the way my religion’s supremacy over our society will continue to marginalize your less common culture, socially & economically, while distressing you mentally as well. This is good enough, because deep down, you should understand that you’re lucky for even this bit of privilege I am giving you. Addressing these issues is identity politics which I ignore as petty and unscientific.” also how is there such thing as an “argument against multiculturalism” without bigotry & supremacy. “identity politics” is a false and degrading name for an entire range of political issues… and the facts are not on the conservative reactionary’s side, if you get into the actual science behind “identity politics.” just because “both sides” are doing “identity politics” doesn’t make them equally right or wrong. saying so just shows you don’t understand the nuances of each side. this entire comment you wrote is uneducated centrist bullshit. almost as if an alien is talking about what they think politics is. if i was you i would retire from your hobby of “political commentary.” a religious person such as yourself cannot actually participate in a meaningful political discussion with the outside world.

[@vxsniffer]

Zizek pointed at unknown history of Polish regiment which changed side and many soldiers later settled on Haiti. Polish people were fighting for freedom for their own country and saw brothers in Haitian rebels. 9 generations passed since those days but some Haitians still recognize their Polish origin.

[@valentintapata2268]

This is not a hermetic secret, it's a well known fact, at least to those with a good history education.

[@danv4299]

The irony is that Zizek humiliates himself ("if you want to be analyzed by me, you must really be in trouble") right before he launches an attack on self-humiliation

[@bogdanvojnovic989]

wasn't that more of a joke?

[@danv4299]

@@bogdanvojnovic989 Yes, but that's the point. His point was that people often humiliate themselves (in order to elevate themselves) under various guises--some of those guises may be jokes.

[@DF-ss5ep]

@@danv4299 That's like me criticizing people who drink too much alcohol, and you come along and say "how ironic.. you're also drinking a liquid, you're drinking water". He's criticizing people who self-humiliate in order to get a strategic advantage, not people who do self-deprecating jokes in general.

[@danv4299]

@@DF-ss5ep I was never criticizing him. You're reading things into my comment which aren't there lol

[@danv4299]

@@DF-ss5ep And also your point doesn't hold because he used the self-deprecating joke to gain an advantage: he made the joke to increase the validity of his point

[@Lt.Dan_23]

Brilliant man. Of course for someone hard of hearing like me it can get a little bit challenging when he pronounces some words. But what he talks about is brilliant. Really mind opening, intelligent talk. Every second listening is a second well spent.

[@impyrobot]

Try the subtitles seem to work well enough 👍

[@digiishort]

he writes plenty articles in english if you'd find it easier to read what he has to say

[@juleswoodbury58]

I can listen to him for hours, but I can only watch him for a few seconds. This man has contagious anxiety.

[@thehistorybuff1883]

@@LarsTragel-zh7ei you good?

[@BobyChanMan]

Tell me about it, I have my own ticks (a couple of which are similar to his) and watching him just fuckin sets me off

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

Why wasting time hearing a sick mobbing all culture

[@N0p3er5]

I watch him to feel better.

[@venicec3310]

Forreal hard af to follow along with what hes saying lol

[@Saxoph0ne]

Something I learned about human behaviour: When someone, who did something wrong says: "I'm guilty! I'm a piece of trash and I don't deserve good things happening to me", it's a manipulation tactic. They're trying to play the victim and want to cheat sympathy out of you. Instead, they should say: "I did wrong and I don't have a way to justify it. All I can do is ask you to trust me to do better in the future."

[@BuGGyBoBerl]

yes, as soon as they arent just saying they were wrong but start degrading themselves, they basically want you to stop them and sugar coat them

[@suezuccati304]

Someone is only sorry when they recognize that you would be right for not forgiving them.

[@soursweet6539]

That can be interpreted as a feeling of remorse, and it's really specific how you interpret it as them playing a victim card rather than simply acknowledgement of guilt. I think that is better than the denial of guilt, the problem with such scenario is that it propagates YOU being responsible to reestablish or reevaluate the trust system. That kind of responsibility is something not many people know how to deal with, but it's rather simple - just ask yourself : do you want to cooperate with such person in the future, can they provide value despite being able to take responsibility for their actions, and how would you rate that value based on your " moral " or value system ? If it goes to the negative end, or that they take away from your belief system, they " corrupt " it in some sense so to speak, you can just cut them off from your life, if you dare not refine your belief system to fit that person in.

[@umrasangus]

@@soursweet6539 nice thought process

[@soursweet6539]

​@@daisy9181 that is one extreme scenario you imagined. What happens to 99.9 % of scenarios where you need to apply non-extremist logic ? I think we have ourselves here a contender, now only if you'd be as kind to share your thought process on the topic, that'd be much obliged. 😁😁😁

[@adailydaughter6196]

Just discovered this guy. Really interesting. I miss the days when one didn't have to agree with EVERYTHING another thought AND police it in order to be friends 😏

[@BlapwardKrunkle]

Depends on what you mean, each individual feels some things are very important, and should be regarded by everyone else as so as well. An example: “you can’t thought police me I just think that we should kill all old people because they’re a burden on society!” Now, would you want to be friends with someone like that?

[@evonne315]

Well said.

[@nts4906]

And yet there still needs to be the universality, the right answer that we are striving for that is true and transcends individuality. That is the point of this clip, after all

[@Valentin-oc5nh]

@@nts4906 yes but not in a religious way where you don’t allow for discourse to happen

[@noegojimmy]

He was born, as myself, in Ex Yugoslavia and he was a dissident for years. He had truly hard times cause of his work and thinking. I am trying to say to you that he is more then just words. Dude really packs some balls.

[@AlejandroPerez-mg3fc]

If this man spoke a bit more clearly I would be able to listen to him all day

[@Alberto-ny7kf]

true, i think he might have some interesting ideas, but i cant stand his ticks

[@vespasiancloscan7077]

Which is probably why his ideological opponents listen to him more than "leftists" do

[@rayz1390]

His info is behind a paywall

[@ShitTalkerExtraordinaire]

same i love what he says but goddamn i can’t listen to him actually say it

[@gabgerrard2045]

​@@Alberto-ny7kf Agreed. This guy is as brilliant as he is disgusting.

[@BrutusVCN]

If the man lacked the ticks, we could not keep up with him

[@gabriellawrence6598]

01:56 I love how he uses the German term for United States here even though he's not a native German speaker lol.

[@jasperreichardt]

In Ljulijana sprechen viele leute Deutsch, es ist ja auch nicht weit bis nach Österreich :) Sein Deutsch kommt aber denke ich vorallem aus dem Studium von Hegel und Marx auf Deutsch.

[@davidprime6080]

Things that Zizek has never said #1: "Stop me if you've heard this one before..."

[@faithbett8706]

#2 "Oh, am I repeating myself? OK, I will be quiet now and give a word to the next panelist"

[@pawelm.1583]

This is one of the smartest, wisest man in the modern world, yet everybody loose minds when he sniffs and talks like Sid.

[@wl415]

Right

[@radiowardenclyffe]

He has made a career out of telling people what they want they want to hear, yet appearing to be an outsider to their cause, I guess that's smart? Socialist ideologues are doing better In academia than they are at the ballot box, I wonder why?

[@monolith94]

Smart, sure. Wise? I am less sure of that

[@championofwits4621]

@@wl415 left actually

[@tomisaacson2762]

@@radiowardenclyffe read theory and find out

[@claudioo]

Camus writes about this notion Zizek is talking about in The Fall with the concept of the "Judge Penitent". Definitely recommend the book to those interested in this point

[@Negative921]

I wish more leftist would be like Zizek.

[@piranha5506]

The difference between him and American “left” is that he’s a communist and they are Liberals.

[@Woodside235]

@@piranha5506 He's the most reasonable communist I've ever seen.

[@shawnkay5462]

@@Woodside235 this shows that American “Liberals” are unhinged wokesters. Even actual Communists dont approve of their behavior. 😂

[@AlexandraofUnusualIdeas]

He's not even a communist though!

[@MichaelSmith-ep2gd]

@@piranha5506 Pretty sure hes not a communist, the American leftist's absolutely ARE communists.

[@Enthos2]

I've never heard someone explain this phenomenon like this. it's really brilliant.

[@seanaaron7888]

@@LarsTragel-zh7ei ... the only people who know of zizek are in university

[@Egroj_del_69]

@@LarsTragel-zh7ei Peterson's fake account is a crying baby

[@DundG]

@@Egroj_del_69 I'm pretty sure Zizek himself hates your way of thought. He hated the applause in the debate with Peterson because he hates this primitive, tribal thinking wishing one side "destroys" the other. In the end they agreed on many things where the fans of both sides where just a stupid mob fighting each other. Namecalling is and remains stupid.

[@Egroj_del_69]

@@DundG yeah, guy with the n4z1 sounding last name, my commentary was just a joke and you're as stupid as the stuff you're describing by trying to take it serious and defending a stranger from a silly joke

[@sooperd00p]

@@seanaaron7888 you mean youtube university?

[@nevilleattkins586]

For anyone interested, this explains the cul de sac so much academic discourse has got itself into it explains why the humanities has everyone bending under each other in a death spiral of irrelevance.

[@boskob4008]

Zizek's nose: "Leave me the fuck aloooone!!!" Zizek's shirt: "#MeToo"

[@morosanuandrei4692]

Habahahahababahbaba

[@artoriasderhaider2747]

@@morosanuandrei4692 Babahaabaahahahaha

[@cannabisresistance6757]

This coke must be very clean.

[@dogchaser520]

No, that's the baby powder cut irritating and causing the sniffles.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

I think he just has some form of Tourettes or another nervous disorder

[@blehbleh9283]

Ye he just has some ticks

[@Dell-ol6hb]

@Crazy Swayze I'm not a medical professional but that makes sense to me. Considering Slovenian is his native language obviously he would be far less nervous speaking in Slovenian as opposed to English which is not his native tongue and he has quite a heavy accent in. It's similar to me as some people who have tourettes having way fewer ticks when they're singing or whistling for example as opposed to just straight speaking. Brains are weird man.

[@gzedb2437]

He is such a great speaker! I write down Zizek quotes to look at later, and I include the sniffs

[@ghassenjabri959]

I enjoy zizek... But only in books

[@Mari-qp1fl]

😂 Felt this

[@konyvnyelv.]

I want to listen to one of his debates in the Vereinigten Staaten

[@anwesendeabwesenheit520]

I am pretty sentimental on how you cut this with the signature move „and so on and so on…“ and then he is suddenly gone… awesome! Thank you!

[@thisisanexonym]

Great video but the title reads a little disingenuous. I agree with his points on how all races are not exempt from guilt and inhumane acts and personally argue that white guilt is at best completely unproductive and at worst implicitly racist by making a stink out of being the only race to feel remorse for their actions. The white men of the past who committed atrocities would have committed just as awful of acts if they had been another race in an equivalent seat of power simply because they were just bad people. We can teach the youth of today our atrocities while not putting our children on the pedestal of thinking that they are the only ones with an inclination to feel remorse for their race's actions. That creates a very weird morality complex that still might harbor a different flavor of racist ideologies in the future. Sooner or later out of this batch of progressives we will see whites forcing other races into apologetics equivalent to the actions of whites and acting as though they are better for feeling remorse while the others are lesser. We can build others up without taking away from ourselves and pretending like self indulgent martyrs. You are not special for being a guilty white person just as you aren't for being a guilty hispanic, african, argentine, haitian, pole, et cetera et cetera. Just the fact that you can look at someone saying they are guilty for being hispanic and not give as much credence to that notion implies an implicit racism lurking underneath.

[@thisisanexonym]

An example of my prediction coming to fruition already in the modern world is our current prejudice towards the Chinese and Japanese for not acknowledging their historical atrocities. White people love to project their guilt onto others and expect all other cultures to reciprocate exactly because "Obviously our way is the right way.", and "If we're the worst and we're telling you to acknowledge your own acts then that's saying something." It's all out of some pretentious martyrdom complex that derives from our cultural predisposition to wanting to feel special and above others despite our equivalent flaws. It's a new flavor of racism, easily. The fact that we feel an inclination to have coded and uncoded depictions other races in our art in staunch successful opposition to our own race implies a certain level of cultural condescension. It's like saying "We're the cool guys that say you can roast us all you want! No-one else does this!" both because all the others were going to do it anyways and you feel an inherent cultural drive to feel special. So long as a white man can control the narrative of how a white coded system is dismantled by coded minorities it can be neutered in intensity and accuracy. It's a tight rope of damage control mixed with intense condescension that we're living through. All artistic critiques of our corrupt white controlled society from minorities are heavily vetted so as to not appear incongruous to the constructed message from white men in power. Occasionally incongruous works slip through the vetting process and make a splash such as the movies Get Out or Sorry To Bother You but those are the exceptions rather than the rule. Movies are heavily vetted to indoctrinate the public with the notion that systemic racism is actually just some people that haven't opened up their minds to others rather than a generation spanning system propagated largely by neutral parties that don't care enough to dismantle it. White guilt needs to be tossed in the garbage bin before it flowers into another fully fledged form of racism. Sooner or later we might be seeing whites deeming people of a race that committed an atrocity who don't actively guilt themselves for it as lesser. We can learn from our past without hating ourselves/pretending to hate ourselves and projecting that onto every other race imaginable through coded characters in media. It is as okay to be proud as any other race so long as you have no problems with the pride of others. Our pride for a lack of such pride is a very real thing right now and could blossom into something dangerous.

[@nadiaromantini8836]

@@thisisanexonym I know it's been a whole year since you posted, but if I can give my two cents, I think a good amount of white progressives are sincerely well meaning people who desire to be an ally to POC because they can look past the ingrained racism in our society to see our common humanity. But the problem is that white guilt is essentially an almost constant part of the mainstream social justice movement in the US, and this expresses itself in a number of ways. They primarily lack a material analysis of the US, and if there is one it's not done from a Socialist perspective. The focus on systemic racism and how it intersects with capitalism in order to divide the white and black working class is sidelined in favor of convincing whites that the best way they can oppose white supremacy is to do quasi-religious soul searching, and to be on constant alert of their whiteness every time they speak to someone who doesn't look like them. Naturally, this approach would only make otherwise completely decent white folks even more fidgety and awkward when trying to talk to people of color about anything. It is not really helpful, in that it makes the non-white person in this engagement feel uncomfortable and like they're being patronized to, while the white person's mindset is inherently unhealthy, but they're only really doing their best based on ideas learned from white liberals and even certain POC. Ultimately, while many progressives themselves criticize white guilt as not being a helpful force in anti-racism, their very movement is what reproduces it, through the constant guilt-tripping self help books released by liberals who get paid to give diversity talks at corporations, and the general focus on identity politics over Socialist materialism, and how racism is a tool of capital to deprive black people the most, but to also exploit the labor of white workers and to even bribe them from being fully class conscious in the form of racial privileges.

[@davidh2436]

@Bob Shingles I think the issue is Japanese don't acknowledge their atrocities. The amount of violence the Japanese have unleashed into their neighbors is staggering, yet no one bats an eye. And this is coming from someone studying Japanese and training to become a legal translator in the pair because I love the culture. Precisely because of this, I have come to learn about their past actions, and when you contrast it with their current stance, you realize they just haven't come close to even acknowledge their wrongdoing of the past, which most Europeans have already

[@stevethellama007]

Dont teach the youth "our atrocities" teach them "the atrocities" unbiasedly. Claiming atrocities to be inherited is complete nonsense.

[@stevethellama007]

@Bob Shingles The single comment about loving Japanese culture but not Chinese culture tells me you spent more time on reddit than in any other country...

[@xavierlaflamme8773]

Me: slavoj, what do you think of ideology? Slavoj: snif sniff snort sniff Me: wow. Amazing analysis

[@arealhuman3677]

Lmao I’m fucking crying dude

[@voxploxx]

Every time I hear this man speak I think about the fact that "Zizek" is the most perfect name possible he could've been given. His parents are both saints and savages

[@majamaja3333]

His given name is Slavoj. Which is some slavic derivation of "glory".

[@Jeffeffery9]

wow a lisp joke. very powerful of you

[@raulgoenaga8807]

the trick is to turn on the subtitles and focus on them.

[@joaovitorreisdasilva9573]

This point of his always reminds me of the story of how the Normans that went to Ireland became "More Irish than the Irish themselves". Something that I trully always found extremely inspiring in some sense.

[@kojak8403]

what's the story?

[@joaovitorreisdasilva9573]

@@kojak8403 oh it's basicly just that, the after invading England, some Normans went to Ireland, there they were assimilated into Irish culture/society and their integrated SO WELL the Irish started saying they were "more Irish than the Irish themselves". It kinda rights a bell when he say minorities should "embrace universality", becoming "more European/American than thoses who before were considered to be 'Europeans and Americans", but as he often point not the fake bs universality, actual universality that can only be achieved when the tools that were given to us, philosophy, art, science, will be "embrace" with such fervor that they will be the means of liberation. Not some white liberalism straight out of "get out".

[@kojak8403]

@@joaovitorreisdasilva9573 - thanks, I didn't know the bro-mance story between Irish and Normans. Kinda figures though. I hope Eire will some day come back from it's current anti-cultural fast road to hell.

[@Bungadin639]

@@kojak8403 It's not quite as black and white as that. Hiberno-Normans were a distinct land owning class, that had ever changing allegiances to both England and the Gaelic clans. They were also Catholic, as was most of Europe, however when the English protestants re-conquered Ireland in the 16th century, the Norman culture had been pretty much assimilated (or hybridised) into the Gaelic culture. Hence most of the descendents of those Norman lords were resisters to the new English invaders.

[@TheSWCantina]

Quite a romanticised view of the situation, it definitely wasn't like that. They were sent by Henry II of England to gain a foothold for his planned invasion only the war in France distracted him. They brought with them their feudalist laws. Like the Vikings it was centuries before the assimilated into Irish culture, they certainty weren't harmonious with the natives all the time. The common cause and unification was the Cromwellian invasion of Ireland. As Catholics landowners and some Royalists they had a lot to lose which they did with the penal laws in Ireland. The term "More Irish than Irish themselves" I think originates from the Anglo-Irish Protestants who founded Irish Republicanism as The Society of United Irishmen years prior to the 1798 rebellion.

[@ПетарЈовановић]

As a Yugoslavian I'm proud of this inteligent individual ❤️

[@visceraeyes525]

Yugoslavian culture is horrible

[@GrgAProduction]

@@visceraeyes525 Would be nice if you told us something that every single one of us didn't already know.

[@benjaminurban8793]

The culture of ex-Yugoslavian countries are great and very-very rich, The folk music, Food, language, history, etc... But yes, for the western vegan-blue haired-satanist-non-binary-dragons it's like the worst place and culture on the world.

[@elnationalista]

The more I see Zizek, the more I become a Zizekist.

[@kx7500]

People that name their worldviews after people are cringe but it seems like you’re an authoritarian so makes sense

[@ciaphascain9670]

@@kx7500 Cringe

[@rentsy3444]

Hey there's a global pandemic, maybe don't touch your face so often Zizek: I'm here to set a world record

[@akankshatrivedi2168]

I can't speak without noticing what the listener is experiencing. The facial gestures and everything. Zizek you're amazing 💕❤️

[@linusfotograf]

I hope he understands if people won’t shake his hand

[@observeoutofthebox7806]

It's a nervous tic. Possibly tourette syndrome. Sign of him being also bullied and cast aside. I would personally salute him.

[@linusfotograf]

@@observeoutofthebox7806 I know. I was thinking of him being the perfect covid spreader.

[@alitalhouni2843]

I think I heard that Jewish joke for the hundredth time.

[@auroracsmith97]

BINGO

[@auroracsmith97]

Every. Single . Time

[@Mr.Not_Sure]

In short: they benefited from this. Humiliating themselves they get privilege of humiliating others who actually don't want to be humiliated.

[@DaDoubleDee]

By putting themselves first under the feet of others they can judge everyone who dares take a step

[@Elec-DIY]

Holy cow, somebody give that man tome paper tissues.

[@farkid6193]

He got tics, he can't help it

[@TheDudimanu]

Cocaine

[@daviddickey370]

Dude! See a good ENT! (Yeah -- I used to be like that, 4 sinus surgeries ago: not to diagnose remotely -- which I'm not quailified for -- but, really, see somebody!)

[@observeoutofthebox7806]

It's a nervous tic. Known as Tourette Sydrome.

[@cheesesouffle7911]

Hey guys can someone tell me what he said at 4:15? "They think they have a monopoly on _(???)_ the others." My native language isn't english so I'm having a little trouble with his accent and I don't think KZbins auto subtitles are accurate lol.

[@cheesesouffle7911]

@Nitin Aditya thanks!!

[@georgekaramanoglou2203]

Though I am not a communist I respect Slavoi Zizec for calling out any bs with arguments!

[@nts4906]

Keep reading

[@markkavanagh7377]

Zizeks face masks have a life span of about 20 minutes. True.

[@jamesarnette1394]

This video... snot was I was expecting.

[@filmo114]

I didn't catch a sniff of this

[@BassRaven]

The ending cut omg I’m DYING.

[@nobumassiah]

why associate his critique with your judgmental clickbait image? it makes it seem as though zizek is saying bad things about the person with blue hair.

[@sstyblo]

I've watched 3 Zizek KZbin videos. They all involve this joke :p

[@wesdex04]

Its because of the social and political atmosphere, many people including myself are turning to Zizek to help interpret the noise and buzz that is swarming us on a daily basis. KZbin algorithm will push this specific content simply because thats what most people are currently interested in.

[@bubsadoozy]

Zizek is so much more valuable on the page -- his talks are nearly all this repetitive.

[@bubsadoozy]

@Lipton Soup Definitely "Violence" or "Sublime object of Ideology"

[@Featheon]

Based on a Pound Puppies cartoon I saw as a child, all we have to do is force his mouth open and remove the splinter from his gums.

[@kreuner11]

It is a miracle youtube can auto-generate subtitles for him

[@kojak8403]

Żiżek has this great quality of Bolshevik honesty. He almost openly admits to being mad (3:00) - and rightfully so.

[@Fwazonly]

Madness for whom? And to do what?

[@alexisjasso13]

@@Fwazonly Is that a Lenin reference?

[@kx7500]

Ew Bolsheviks

[@luluwazarzar2850]

THANK YOU FOR ADDING SUBTITLES ❤️❤️❤️

[@keshava470]

This guy is a sage beyond all social norms

[@annonymeandfish]

The sniffing jokes make every comment section unique and wonderful.

[@matteofiorani6380]

I'm too drunk right now to understand what he means

[@MrClockw3rk]

Nobody understands him. They like pretending

[@mobiditch6848]

I’m too drunk to understand what I mean.

[@seankelly378]

I disagree , you are not drunk or high enough to understand him .

[@SDGFDSZXC]

Its really dead simple isnt it

[@estebanb7166]

So is he.

[@MrMikkyn]

With the current political climate, woke leftists would most likely cancel Zizek.

[@kx7500]

Right wing NPC lol

[@agingerbeard]

@@kx7500 but he's not wrong...

[@kx7500]

@@agingerbeard cope reactionary

[@agingerbeard]

What, a leftist throwing ad hominem? SHOCKING 😂

[@kx7500]

@@agingerbeard cry harder

[@wabisabipapi]

minecraft fight starting at 6:48

[@seankelly378]

Hahahahaha

[@zpokrew]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@DustinKleiboer]

LMFAO

[@ReinventingTheSteve]

@Donnell Okafor the nervous tick that he has sounds like a minecraft hit/attack sound effect

[@BojanBojovic]

I would say do not have any collective identity, that solves so many problems.

[@YazhiniSP]

But people need collective identities to feel safe and happy, no?

[@BojanBojovic]

@@YazhiniSP Basically this is true, the same way they need religion to be happy. But this bring more problems along the way, so yes it is the easiest way to be happy but it is a lie and it gives so many additional problems. Personal identity is the right way, it is the harder way and not everyone is mentally capable, but it is the right way of understanding and accepting your self and your place on this planet.

[@kx7500]

There’s nothing wrong with collective identity itself it’s feeling tied down by it that’s wrong

[@BojanBojovic]

@@kx7500 Collective identity is a natural thing for us humans the same as religion, however not everything that is natural is good for us. But I agree, in some sense collective identity is benign and can be fun, but when it becomes an ideology then it gets very dangerous as populists usually use it for their needs and less smart people often do terrible things because of it.

[@kx7500]

@@BojanBojovic True

[@Aenimus12]

3:36 Did he say "mehr Genuss surplus..." ?

[@valentijnbenard2256]

4:23 Missoula, Montana? "Leland says..."

[@McconneIIRet]

*Me trying to discern whether this is clickbait or I just can't understand him*

[@azloii9781]

I dont agree with a lot of his beliefs, but he really is an inspiration to me I have aspergers and in my case ticks come with it. He shows that it doesnt matter so long as you are confident

[@hxrx9670]

Haiti, what an example to follow...

[@technologic21]

This man spits the truth.

[@GryynGlo]

Did anyone catch what the haitians were singing? I can’t quite make it out

[@esklappert]

Dieser Mensch ist einfach genial.

[@floridamulletman5000]

This guy is gonna be op when they can transfer his nervous system to an android body

[@TheStruggler0]

aOAISKJNASOKDNŞASOKDNŞASDASD

[@sigmakodiak1701]

A lot of people are repressed and project their own malevolence onto other people. A lot of people are not set up properly by their parents to be emotionally intelligent or aware of themselves or others. Just repressed. So they are lost and find themselves attracted to extremist causes of all sorts, thinking they've found salvation. Political or religious (same difference, really).

[@huskydragon2000]

I swear I hear that Indian joke every Zizek video I watch. It was only funny the first time and the second time and the third time

[@mordantvistas4019]

The most terrifying social situation would be meeting Zizek after a lecture and him extending his hand to shake.

[@nts4906]

Or him handing the microphone to you...

[@Aenimus12]

What did he say at 5:56? After "immediately recognised ...

[@BLUe-dw6ic]

the top comment of every Zizek video is something cute about sniffling

[@sammosaurusrex]

OK - I’ve listened like three times and I still can’t, for the life of me, make out Zizek’s point. What’s he talking about with this “universality?” I don’t understand what he means by this word and “particularity.” I get the idea of degrading yourself to assert control over claims to universal truth (the white liberals talking about how bad Europeans were, and when somebody mentioned Farrakhan saying “no, you don’t get to be as bad as us,”) but then he starts talking about Haitians singing the Marseillaise and I’m lost - is he trying to say that white people used to try and force people to assimilate and adopt a monoculture in one universalism, and now they’re trying to assert the dominance of multicultuarlism as the new monoculture? And that these Haitians singing the Marseillaise are the “better Europeans,” taking on the European culture forced upon them and progressing it in a better direction, creating their own new universalism? Is Zizek pro or anti “universalism” here? Please help, I’m completely lost, thanks -Squim

[@DelFlo]

"is he trying to say that white people used to try and force people to assimilate and adopt a monoculture in one universalism, and now they’re trying to assert the dominance of multicultuarlism as the new monoculture? And that these Haitians singing the Marseillaise are the “better Europeans,” taking on the European culture forced upon them and progressing it in a better direction, creating their own new universalism?" -- Yes, exactly. Zizek is pro-universalism in a certain way and anti in another. False universalism is the non-critical tolerance of 'difference' and particularity, strictly mediated through the permissive goodwill of the dominant Western ideology, which still implies the implicit superiority and universality of the West, which we can compare to a father who lets his kids be unapologetically themselves purely through the guise of his authoritative permission. True universalism, on the other hand, is the idea that other cultures can actually establish their own guise of universality just as the West can, also having their own 'dark sides' and 'humility', being subject to criticism and being imperfect. True universality is therefore a universality of universalities, while false universality is a combination of particularties which are tolerated through the authoritative permission of a dominant universality which we currently refer to as Western culture.

[@moodyonroody5313]

lost is the most realistic way to be - that may well be the message haha

[@moodyonroody5313]

@@DelFlo white ppl isnt a culture as such - there are different cultures with majority white ppl ...

[@Jardermorder]

@@DelFlo I finally understood it with your comment. Thanks so much

[@Jardermorder]

@@DelFlo but shouldn't True Universalism be then practically impossible? As we live in a word where some cultures, either by historical influence or just sheer numbers, can always impose their belief system onto others. There can never be an equal playing field, because even if we removed every bit of influence different cultures have onto one another, a dominant one would arise quite rapidly. Which one I don't really know

[@pjsmalley]

I am not an elephant! sniff sniff I am not an animal! sniff sniff I am a human being! - Zizek in a reboot of The Elephant Man