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{{Infobox politician|name=Slavoj Žižek|birth_place=Ljubljana, [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia (1945–1991)|Slovenia]], [[Yugoslavia]]|nationality=Slovene|political_line=[[Imperialism]]}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Slavoj Žižek|birth_date=21 March 1949|birth_place=Ljubljana, [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia (1945–1991)|Slovenia]], [[Yugoslavia]]|nationality=Slovene|image=Slavoj Zizek.png|political_line=[[Imperialism]]<br>[[Eurocentrism]]}} | ||
'''Slavoj Žižek''' is a [[Republic of Slovenia|Slovenian]] philosopher, theorist and public intellectual. Although he identifies as a [[Communism|communist]], he rejects [[Actually Existing Socialism|actually existing socialist states]], and is particularly against [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]].<ref>{{News citation|title=‘20th Century Communism’ by Slavoj Žižek|date=2022-04-13|url=https://youtu.be/ThTJBKYPiNo}}</ref> | '''Slavoj Žižek''' is a [[Republic of Slovenia|Slovenian]] philosopher, theorist and public intellectual. Although he identifies as a [[Communism|communist]], he rejects [[Actually Existing Socialism|actually existing socialist states]], and is particularly against [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]].<ref>{{News citation|title=‘20th Century Communism’ by Slavoj Žižek|date=2022-04-13|url=https://youtu.be/ThTJBKYPiNo}}</ref> | ||
Žižek supports [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] and supported its bombing of [[FR Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] in 1999.<ref>{{News citation|author=Nikos Mottas|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=Slavoj Žižek, an apologist of Capitalism disguised as "Marxist philosopher"|date=2022-07-01|url=http://www.idcommunism.com/2022/07/slavoj-zizek-apologist-of-capitalism-disguised-as-marxist-philosopher.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701021121/https://www.idcommunism.com/2022/07/slavoj-zizek-apologist-of-capitalism-disguised-as-marxist-philosopher.html|archive-date=2022-07-01|retrieved=2022-07-02}}</ref> More recently, he supported the [[United States of America|US]]-backed coup government of [[Ukraine]] against the [[2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict|Russian efforts]] to de-Nazify the region,<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|title=Pacifism is the wrong response to the war in Ukraine|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/21/pacificsm-is-the-wrong-response-to-the-war-in-ukraine|date=2022-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706154355/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/21/pacificsm-is-the-wrong-response-to-the-war-in-ukraine|archive-date=2022-07-06|retrieved=2022-07-16|author=Slavoj Žižek}}</ref> compared [[Russian Federation|Russia]] to [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi Germany]],<ref>{{News citation|author=Emanuele Saccarelli|newspaper=[[World Socialist Web Site]]|title=A wolf in clown’s clothing: Philosopher Slavoj Žižek pens shameful pro-imperialist op-eds in the Guardian|date=2022-07-15|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/07/15/mvjv-j15.html|retrieved=2022-07-16}}</ref> and said Russia wanted to [[Colonialism|colonize]] Europe.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jonathan Cook|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=A Lemming Leading the Lemmings: Zizek and the Terminal Collapse of the Anti-War Left|date=2022-06-23|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/slavoj-zizek-ukraine-terminal-collapse-anti-war-left/281190/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715045121/https://www.mintpressnews.com/slavoj-zizek-ukraine-terminal-collapse-anti-war-left/281190/|archive-date=2022-07-15|retrieved=2022-10-27}}</ref> | |||
== Anti-communism == | |||
Žižek considers [[Marxism–Leninism]] worse than [[National Socialism|Nazism]] and believes that [[Mao Zedong|Mao]] starved "tens of millions to death."<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[Gabriel Rockhill]]|newspaper=[[CounterPunch]]|title=Capitalism’s Court Jester: Slavoj Žižek|date=2023-01-02|url=https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/02/capitalisms-court-jester-slavoj-zizek/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131083905/https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/02/capitalisms-court-jester-slavoj-zizek/|archive-date=2023-01-31|retrieved=2023-02-05}}</ref> | |||
=== Role in Yugoslav counterrevolution === | |||
Žižek returned to Yugoslavia from [[French Republic|France]] in 1985 after completing his second Ph.D. and joined the [[Imperial core|Western]]-backed [[Colour revolution|color revolution]] movement. He was the main columnist for the [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] magazine ''Mladina''. He cofounded the [[Liberal Democracy of Slovenia|Liberal Democracy]] party and ran for president of secessionist Slovenia in 1990.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==See Also== | |||
* [[Noam Chomsky]] | |||
* [[Jordan Peterson]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Philosophers]] | [[Category:Philosophers]] | ||
[[Category:The Compatible Left]] | |||
[[Category:Imperialists]] | |||
[[Category:Hegelianism]] | |||
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| Born | 21 March 1949 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovene |
| Political orientation | Imperialism Eurocentrism |
Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher, theorist and public intellectual. Although he identifies as a communist, he rejects actually existing socialist states, and is particularly against Stalin.[1]
Žižek supports NATO and supported its bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999.[2] More recently, he supported the US-backed coup government of Ukraine against the Russian efforts to de-Nazify the region,[3] compared Russia to Nazi Germany,[4] and said Russia wanted to colonize Europe.[5]
Anti-communism[edit | edit source]
Žižek considers Marxism–Leninism worse than Nazism and believes that Mao starved "tens of millions to death."[6]
Role in Yugoslav counterrevolution[edit | edit source]
Žižek returned to Yugoslavia from France in 1985 after completing his second Ph.D. and joined the Western-backed color revolution movement. He was the main columnist for the anti-communist magazine Mladina. He cofounded the Liberal Democracy party and ran for president of secessionist Slovenia in 1990.[6]
See Also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "‘20th Century Communism’ by Slavoj Žižek" (2022-04-13).
- ↑ Nikos Mottas (2022-07-01). "Slavoj Žižek, an apologist of Capitalism disguised as "Marxist philosopher"" In Defense of Communism. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ↑ Slavoj Žižek (2022-06-21). "Pacifism is the wrong response to the war in Ukraine" The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ↑ Emanuele Saccarelli (2022-07-15). "A wolf in clown’s clothing: Philosopher Slavoj Žižek pens shameful pro-imperialist op-eds in the Guardian" World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ↑ Jonathan Cook (2022-06-23). "A Lemming Leading the Lemmings: Zizek and the Terminal Collapse of the Anti-War Left" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gabriel Rockhill (2023-01-02). "Capitalism’s Court Jester: Slavoj Žižek" CounterPunch. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-05.