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'''Slavoj Žižek''' is a [[Republic of Slovenia|Slovenian]] philosopher, theorist and public intellectual. Although he identifies as a communist, he rejects | '''Slavoj Žižek''' is a [[Republic of Slovenia|Slovenian]] philosopher, theorist and public intellectual. Although he identifies as a 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> | ||
Zizek supports [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] and supported its bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)|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 | Zizek supports [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] and supported its bombing of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)|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> and compared [[Russian Federation|Russia]] to [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi Germany]].<ref>{{News citation|author=Emanuele Saccarelli|newspaper=<nowiki>[[World Socialist Web Site[[</nowiki>|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> | ||
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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]
Zizek 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] and compared Russia to Nazi Germany.[4]
References
- ↑ "‘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.