Slavoj Žižek Is a Puffed-Up Idiot Who Does Great Damage

by Raymond Lotta | Updated November 15, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us

Slavoj Žižek, an influential fool-of-a-philosopher who often poses as a “communist,” declared his support for Donald Trump on British TV. A victory for Trump, according to Žižek, will help the Republicans and Democrats “rethink themselves”—and could bring about “a kind of big awakening.” And speaking from his “what-me-worry” perch, Žižek pronounced that Trump “will not introduce fascism.” (“Slavoj Žižek would vote for Trump”)

This is wrong, this is poison. Standing with racism, misogyny, and xenophobia has absolutely nothing to do with the morality and politics of genuine communism—and, whatever the twisted rationale, actually flies in the face of bitter historical experience, where the first act of the Nazis upon coming to power was to crush the revolutionaries.

Anyone who wants to understand a truly communist analysis of that historical experience and its relevance to today should explore the work of Bob Avakian, including:

THE NEW COMMUNISM;

“The Truth About Right-Wing Conspiracy... And Why Clinton and the Democrats Are No Answer”;

“The Fascists and the Destruction of the ‘Weimar Republic’... And What Will Replace It”;

The Coming Civil War and Repolarization for Revolution in the Present Era; and

Conquer the World? The International Proletariat Must and Will.

Editors' note: We received this brief report at revolution.reports@yahoo.com. We felt it is a good example of the Revolution Club acting quickly on a situation to re-polarize in a good direction, taking guidance and using materials from revcom.us.

Monday night November 14, from Revolution Club, New York:

The NYC Revolution Club went to the Brooklyn Public Library to impact the audience coming to hear Slavoj Žižek. We went with a poster that had the title of Raymond Lotta’s article, “Slavoj Žižek Is a Puffed-Up Idiot Who Does Great Damage.” We drew a very positive reaction from people standing in line. In fact, many came and approached us on the spot getting fliers of “In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America,”voicing their fears and rejection on Žižek’s position on Trump, the refugee situation, and fascism. One young woman in one of the discussions that erupted in line said she could not believe he was a Marxist, especially with his position on Trump. We dove into why his statements were extremely harmful and could not lead to anything good for humanity. How in this moment Trump and his potential cabinet members, including monsters like Giuliani and Chris Christie, were now legitimized on a whole new level and the forces of repression they represented were not just a facade but a conscious program of patriarchy, dehumanization and degradation. Other people took pictures of the poster and started reading the leaflet immediately.

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