"that is darker than traditional capitalism, bordering on a form of digital feudalism, as described by Yanis Varoufakis.
He says Donald Trump is a symptom of the American state’s failures and criticizes the Left for prioritizing political correctness"
Completely washed
He says Donald Trump is a symptom of the American state’s failures and criticizes the Left for prioritizing political correctness"
Completely washed
Slovenian Marxist philosopher Slavoj Žižek argues that humanity faces three major crises: environmental collapse, artificial intelligence, and the threat of global war. He says existing political and economic systems lack the mechanisms to confront them.
Invoking Antonio s a “morbid” interregnum in which the old liberal world order is dying but the new cannot be born, leading to a "universalized morbidity" that is darker than traditional capitalism, bordering on a form of digital feudalism, as described by Yanis Varoufakis.
He says Donald Trump is a symptom of the American state’s failures and criticizes the Left for prioritizing political correctness and opposition to Trump over developing a concrete vision rooted in social solidarity and morality.
Žižek raises the possibility that confronting these crises may require a form of “leftist authoritarianism” or emergency state intervention to implement the necessary and bitter measures to survive upcoming catastrophes.
🎥 BBC Newsnight
Oct 24, 2026 · 7:10 AM UTC
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@prolepilled was he ever not washed when it comes to discussing politics
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@prolepilled he always had a few kooky ideas, dunno why people look to him for guidance at all
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@prolepilled He’s always been right wing, no? I just wish he’d give up the communist label and go as a Right Hegelian
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@prolepilled I kinda stopped caring when he started saying that South America should fund NATO to support Ukraine
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@prolepilled I'm more surprised he didn't talk about anal sex
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