Slovenian philosopher and self-described communist, Slavoj Zizek, was interviewed by Charlie Rose on October 26, 2011.
“Slavoj Zizek is here. He is a philosopher who describes himself as a complicated communist.“
Now, here’s why:
At 17:24:
“The 20th century communism was — it did some good things here and there: universal education, blah, blah — but basically, let’s face it — it was a fiasco.“
At 20:41:
“I’m not just blindly anti-capitalism, let’s be serious. Capitalism is the most productive social order in the history of humanity.“
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That was brutal and torturous. Charlie Rose is “intelligent”? I suppose I would fit into the “stupid and boring” category. Anyway here’s the truth about communism and Marx – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJSKlL22o7E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK2h5vuh78Y