Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Žižek at Wall Street: “don’t fall in love with yourself”

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Žižek at Wall Street: “don’t fall in love with yourself”

Click here to access article, a transcript and videos of a speech by Slavoj Žižek.

Yesterday at noon, this blog's trusty mentor, the Slovenian philosopher-scholar Slavoj Žižek, spoke at Zuccotti Park, where Occupy Wall Street protests are being held.

This is a sample of the kind of political consciousness raising that is occurring in Zuccotti Park, NY City, where Occupy Wall Street protests are being held.