"Only a catastrophe can save us" Slavoj Žižek - Elevate Festival 2023

To conclude this years discourse programme, Elevate Festival welcomes Slavoj Žižek to Orpheum Graz. In his lecture "Only A Catastrophe Can Save Us" he asks, in view of global crises and swelling doomsday scenarios: What if the great catastrophe is not just a threat to be avoided; but something necessary to wake us up?
Moderated by Viennese director and author Sebastian Brauneis
Recorded at Orpheum, Graz on Saturday, 4 March 2023
Elevate Festival 2023
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  • @ivan00001983
    @ivan00001983 Жыл бұрын

    Freddy Mercury announcing Zizek , what else could anyone ask for

  • @zeropointenergy777

    @zeropointenergy777

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely more Freddy Mercury than Nietzsche as far as looks. Uncanny imo

  • @wii3willRule

    @wii3willRule

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought he looked like Nietzsche

  • @markymark863

    @markymark863

    Жыл бұрын

    LOL!

  • @Rnankn

    @Rnankn

    Жыл бұрын

    Sie könnten auf Deutsch danach fragen

  • @supreme_potato

    @supreme_potato

    Жыл бұрын

    This is pure ideology

  • @pablobarriaurenda7808
    @pablobarriaurenda7808 Жыл бұрын

    I'm hearing all the hits: - (I run out of time but) Don't Stop Me Now - Lacanian Rhapsody - I Want To Break Free (of Ideology) - Crazy Little Thing Called Late Stage Capitalism - (the problem with) One Vision and, of course, - Fat Bottomed Girls

  • @Khorothis

    @Khorothis

    Жыл бұрын

    In the context of Freddie Mercury being the host, this is perfect.

  • @nancyoffenhiser4916

    @nancyoffenhiser4916

    11 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂

  • @hail_seitan_
    @hail_seitan_ Жыл бұрын

    "Storks, how you call them? The stupid birds..." 😂😂😂😂

  • @the_smart_cookies_pod
    @the_smart_cookies_pod Жыл бұрын

    What a fantastic talk from Zizek. I hope he stays healthy for a long time.

  • @christinepereira7622
    @christinepereira7622 Жыл бұрын

    I love that he tried to ask Zizek a Yes or No question :)

  • @tonyaldridge8917
    @tonyaldridge8917 Жыл бұрын

    Always open an Austrian gig with a nazi joke, always 👊

  • @grzegorzswist

    @grzegorzswist

    Жыл бұрын

    It's a tradition

  • @LpSC2online

    @LpSC2online

    Жыл бұрын

    @@grzegorzswist not in Austria anyway, it is quite a taboo and rarely in good taste.

  • @markg8022

    @markg8022

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LpSC2online shut up

  • @toniraff5488

    @toniraff5488

    Жыл бұрын

    this is why I love youtube ❤

  • @thetasworld

    @thetasworld

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@LpSC2online tough shit

  • @milmut1235
    @milmut1235 Жыл бұрын

    Slavoj starts at 4:50

  • @shaan702

    @shaan702

    Жыл бұрын

    You’re a real one ✊

  • @Kobe29261

    @Kobe29261

    Жыл бұрын

    I alwyas look for your comment when I click on a video [people like you, naturally]

  • @milmut1235

    @milmut1235

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Kobe29261 same! But after not being able to find any i decided to leave my own ahah

  • @Kobe29261

    @Kobe29261

    Жыл бұрын

    @@milmut1235 We should all be like you; if you don't find what you came for - create one before you leave!

  • @milmut1235

    @milmut1235

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Kobe29261 amen.

  • @iwonder1216
    @iwonder1216 Жыл бұрын

    I don’t even agree with half of his positions, but you can’t deny his crazy insights. It’s refreshing.

  • @tapejara1507
    @tapejara15077 ай бұрын

    I really like this guy and so on.

  • @chloegrobler4275
    @chloegrobler4275 Жыл бұрын

    seeing zizek get interviewed by freddie mercury is legit cool af.

  • @osefaa
    @osefaa Жыл бұрын

    Text on the paper: Keep Talking!

  • @uglydevileyes1511
    @uglydevileyes1511 Жыл бұрын

    zizek got the interviewer blushing giggling kicking his feet after telling him he's his type

  • @Jirix
    @Jirix Жыл бұрын

    Slavoj Zizek being Slavoj Zizek, I really enyojed it.

  • @genuineletter
    @genuineletter Жыл бұрын

    " I don't like this anti-psychoanalytic trend" I agree!

  • @John_Doe4269
    @John_Doe4269 Жыл бұрын

    Great interview. It's good to see Zizek feel some chemistry during an interview, it makes the depressing subject matter much more enjoyable.

  • @toi_techno

    @toi_techno

    Жыл бұрын

    He's an hysterical idiot. The first world is literally moving into the kindest, safest time in history. The second and third world just have to go through the centuries of shit we did to get to the same point in their societal development.

  • @o-tu2vo

    @o-tu2vo

    Жыл бұрын

    The subject shouldn't be enjoyable, wtf with u?? 🤢🤮

  • @niksatan
    @niksatan Жыл бұрын

    Thank God we have Zizek! More needed than ever in this crazy world!

  • @user-wu9hm9ni1b

    @user-wu9hm9ni1b

    Жыл бұрын

    world is not crazy, people dont understand the processes and who is in charge

  • @manguaco

    @manguaco

    Жыл бұрын

    try Jordan Peterson

  • @niksatan

    @niksatan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@manguaco haha, Jordan is for luzers, and stupid people who think for themselves they are smart

  • @DonDSelectah

    @DonDSelectah

    Жыл бұрын

    You wanted to say Thank satan! All Marxists practice satanizm.

  • @GMPOFloyd

    @GMPOFloyd

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-wu9hm9ni1b The one in charge is a drunk monkey on a broken wheel boat

  • @adriamasero996
    @adriamasero996 Жыл бұрын

    Some might say that his thought is kind of blurry but what happens with Zizek is that he is not only pro something and against something, he sees the complexity of every situation and does a great work analyzing it. That's one of the main reasons of his speeches being too chaotic sometimes.

  • @hexenkonig7074

    @hexenkonig7074

    Жыл бұрын

    a true hegelian

  • @stevenr8778

    @stevenr8778

    Жыл бұрын

    You're giving him too much credit. He's just a raving lunatic.

  • @adriamasero996

    @adriamasero996

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@stevenr8778 You give him very little credit. He is not or is not only a raving lunatic. I'm not his follower but nevertheless it is interesting to hear some of his interpretations of what is going on nowadays. And if you do so without judging or laveling it is even more interesting.

  • @stevenr8778

    @stevenr8778

    Жыл бұрын

    @@adriamasero996 I greatly appreciate nuanced thinking on complex issues, and am also a dialectical thinker who can see the merit of certain points from both sides. Zizek brings up some great points once in a while but he is muddle-headed, lacks coherence, and is unable to achieve a clear view of the whole. His ramblings are mostly scatterbrained and unfocused. I haven't read his books but I wouldn't expect to find clarity there either. And it is clarity and simplicity in argument and speech that is the mark of great minds, even on the complex issues of today. For a better Marxist analysis, see Professor Richard Wolff and his discussions of capitalism, and note the difference in style and approach. Zizek is a charlatan and NATO imperialist, which has nothing to do with socialism.

  • @adriamasero996

    @adriamasero996

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@stevenr8778I agree that "clarity is the courtesy of the philosopher" as the Spanish philosopher Ortega y Gasset used to say, but speaking in a messy way and speaking nonsense are not the same thing. Maybe he speaks some nonsense sometimes (like we all do, in the end a philosopher is not a demigod, a philosopher is a human being). Also Peterson is right when he points at Zizek's charisma and personality being decisive factors that attract people towards him but none of this means that Zizek is stupid or a charlatan. By the way, as I said I'm not his follower but I think that sometimes the most profound and complicated thoughts and points of view are so ineffable that it is too difficult not only to express them clearly but also correctly. Maybe that's why some people like Zizek can seem to be charlatans, also because real charlatans usually like to blurr their speach in order to hide the fact that they do not know what they are talking about. Anyway, It's nice to have this kind of discussion.

  • @denizgulmez4791
    @denizgulmez4791 Жыл бұрын

    Great talk, and pleasant to see Ghost of the 70's Past alongside Zizek.

  • @Seanontube1
    @Seanontube1 Жыл бұрын

    Great stuff, especially how in love the camera man is with the host :)

  • @manuellanthaler2001

    @manuellanthaler2001

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea wtf I read that before watching it 50 minutes in yea its crazy😂😂

  • @azumanguy

    @azumanguy

    Жыл бұрын

    43:16

  • @hemoglobbin

    @hemoglobbin

    Жыл бұрын

    He is a very handsome man.

  • @etownsend82

    @etownsend82

    Жыл бұрын

    Is he available…? 🫠

  • @johntravena119

    @johntravena119

    Жыл бұрын

    Well, he’s a beautiful ape. 😉

  • @retrac3180
    @retrac3180 Жыл бұрын

    Could not peel my self away from this one!

  • @WhispersOfWind

    @WhispersOfWind

    Жыл бұрын

    Oral masterclass.

  • @woodenspoon6222

    @woodenspoon6222

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WhispersOfWind Walking away from this comment is like leaving a $100 on the sidewalk

  • @WhispersOfWind

    @WhispersOfWind

    Жыл бұрын

    @@woodenspoon6222 or like even 50 or 20 $ if you don't live in a rich Capitalist country, shall we say.

  • @woodenspoon6222

    @woodenspoon6222

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WhispersOfWind let's just say the price was arbitrary, but devastating

  • @adambroz1278
    @adambroz1278 Жыл бұрын

    its like the theatre singing scene from mullholand drive. i hear zizeks voice even when the video is paused

  • @zapper1801
    @zapper1801 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for uploading this!

  • @riva2003
    @riva2003 Жыл бұрын

    The last joke hits perfectly.

  • @Minimalrevolt-m83

    @Minimalrevolt-m83

    Жыл бұрын

    ikr 😂😂

  • @scoplayer5
    @scoplayer5 Жыл бұрын

    As someone was asking I will try to translate the audience questions while cutting them short to their essence: 1. Is there a virtual component in the leftist support of weapon donations to the Ukraine as they see the death and suffering (which the weapons are causing) as a virtaul reality while secretly fetishising it? 2. What is the role of philosophy in the catastrophies that are happening right now? In a very untypicial fashion Zizek acutally answered them.

  • @liamfrith2018

    @liamfrith2018

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @winterwackoreborn3864

    @winterwackoreborn3864

    Жыл бұрын

    What kind of person would ask such a ridiculous question such as the first? Zizek is too old for this shit

  • @laurence3729
    @laurence372910 ай бұрын

    That end joke might be the best yet. Phenomenal!

  • @MrBrownBobby
    @MrBrownBobby Жыл бұрын

    He came with no chill setlist this evening!

  • @hahdhsjsjrkfn
    @hahdhsjsjrkfn6 ай бұрын

    Zizek is so amazing

  • @coheneil
    @coheneil Жыл бұрын

    Very elevating indeed

  • @TheColdFrontmusic
    @TheColdFrontmusic Жыл бұрын

    and so on and so on

  • @mariettestabel275
    @mariettestabel275 Жыл бұрын

    Glad we have this. Zizek is Brilliant! Thanks for sharing. 🌍

  • @thecount1001
    @thecount1001 Жыл бұрын

    the camera man is the host's lover and just can't resist the creepy zoom in on Germany's Ron Burgundy.

  • @cueva_mc
    @cueva_mc Жыл бұрын

    Amazing interview

  • @dna1238
    @dna1238 Жыл бұрын

    Zizek had the host in submission ❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉

  • @04opocin
    @04opocin Жыл бұрын

    Graz, Austria, March 4, 2023.

  • @ramayanprakash1678
    @ramayanprakash16789 ай бұрын

    Excellent.

  • @1991jj
    @1991jj Жыл бұрын

    Only zizek can do a "I'm more nazi" joke and get away with it 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Zaphee

    @Zaphee

    4 ай бұрын

    Fist in the air 😂

  • @bozdra
    @bozdra Жыл бұрын

    this needs subtitles immediately

  • @kyreff4888

    @kyreff4888

    Жыл бұрын

    weakling

  • @161cjl

    @161cjl

    8 ай бұрын

    i'm so glad i speak german

  • @aufheben555
    @aufheben555 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely dynamite lecture, hilarious and insightful as always. His response to his detractors regarding the woke issue is just masterful!

  • @jorgeabraham3414

    @jorgeabraham3414

    Жыл бұрын

    what was bombed? His credibility? lol

  • @bozdra

    @bozdra

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jorgeabraham3414 your small mind

  • @Baczkowa78

    @Baczkowa78

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jorgeabraham3414 he has thrown in his lot with the deep state

  • @ozanareyiz7773

    @ozanareyiz7773

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bozdra Seems like bigger than yours.

  • @jeannedarc7533

    @jeannedarc7533

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@Jorge Abraham No, you were Abrahamically bombed, ironically speaking.

  • @arhnstaylor4061
    @arhnstaylor4061 Жыл бұрын

    read the title, totally agree.

  • @pedromourao29
    @pedromourao2911 ай бұрын

    Nicely done.

  • @godotkrull579
    @godotkrull579 Жыл бұрын

    Nice 0I ! thanks Baba Slavoj ! Gosh I love u :D

  • @andycaylor12
    @andycaylor12 Жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate those intermittent zoom ins on the host listen to zizek

  • @williamjmccartan8879
    @williamjmccartan8879 Жыл бұрын

    Zlavo understands the difference between us and I, we don't experience any real pain when tragedy strikes so far from our individual selfs that the event is nothing more than a mental categorization which is compartmentalized stored and the individual carries on with their lives. Until we, and I mean mankind can feel as an organism suffering will always happen to the other, we as a species may show that we care, but not because we physically feel the pain, because the zeitgeist of the time says we as humans should care, so we lend our support, mentally, in the form of the written discourse, or by protesting an action. If this continues to be the dynamic of mankind I really can't see how we find our way forward. I don't have the answer to such a deep question, but hopefully someday someone can find a solution.

  • @mechtar92
    @mechtar92 Жыл бұрын

    I'm glad that he reflects on his absence in European class struggle. Hope that there's still a chance for him to be useful for the movement

  • @renatonunez-melgarp2066

    @renatonunez-melgarp2066

    Жыл бұрын

    not anymore

  • @trevorthompson9887
    @trevorthompson9887 Жыл бұрын

    This man's austrian accent in german is both wretched and beautiful. Like Yung Hurn. Thanks so much for uploading more Zizek content. I need to enjoy him while he's around. Love love love, MfG aus Minneapolis MN

  • @Launen23

    @Launen23

    Жыл бұрын

    Do you tshenuinely entshoy the tshallentsh of unterstanting tis?

  • @trevorthompson9887

    @trevorthompson9887

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Launen23 lol I was referencing the interviewer's accent not Zizek's... I don't mind Zizek's accent at all. but I see how you may disagree.

  • @Launen23

    @Launen23

    Жыл бұрын

    @@trevorthompson9887 I meant the interviewer, Zizek I am used to.

  • @trevorthompson9887

    @trevorthompson9887

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Launen23 lol. glad we're on the slchame page

  • @jeannedarc7533

    @jeannedarc7533

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@trevorthompson9887 Glad we're on the Schadenfreude page.

  • @benney9908
    @benney9908 Жыл бұрын

    1:04:50 they actually can by now, in my german class our teacher was experimenting with chat gpt and letting it analyze a book and when he corrected it on mistakes it partially tried to argue back and insisted it was actually right. i also saw someone convincing it to "think" 2+2 was 5. it seems to take most things it's told as true

  • @Artholic100

    @Artholic100

    Жыл бұрын

    Someone at somewhere in the wonderland of the internet said this about chatgpt; that it is the most sophisticated sophist there has ever been, and I'm having a hard time to go around that thought!

  • @nonamesavaliable100

    @nonamesavaliable100

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Artholic100 sooo incorrect......

  • @Artholic100

    @Artholic100

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nonamesavaliable100 Then I'm most delighted! Can you walk me past that idea, if you have time and energy?

  • @nonamesavaliable100

    @nonamesavaliable100

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Artholic100 it has very admirable traits as a result of its programming. However ultimately what it tries to do is replicate natural language patterns. It's focus is therefor not about what it says (aka the info it transmits) but simply about being the best "pattern replicator" as can be. I am sure AI will be crazy eventually but the lack of logic is currently still a fatal flaw. :)

  • @Artholic100

    @Artholic100

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nonamesavaliable100 That helped! One could see it as sophist, but It does seem to be a bit naive and faulty way of thinking it. Trying to find out what it can do regarding to logic. It does make me think about language itself. You are right, it might be a wild ride in few years with AI's of all sort.

  • @artems4
    @artems4 Жыл бұрын

    59:50 Freddy Mercury has actually made a brilliant comment to elaborate Slavoj's idea which Slavoj himself seemingly didn't pick up. Two men could be using the vagina tubes to have the virtual (technolgy-assisted) sex and enjoy each other sexually even without being homosexual. It perfectly addresses the earlier topic of sex selection and really takes the genetically predefined sex (or socially enforced gender) out of the equation. You can enjoy a person simpathetic to you intelectually to the most extend possible physically - irrespectively of sex/gender compatibility, age, body condition or whatever else.

  • @Unbrutal_Rawr

    @Unbrutal_Rawr

    Жыл бұрын

    This is a brilliant addition. Seriously, thank you for pointing this out - I completely missed the relevance of what he was saying, and because it sounded stupid to me I thought the host's comment was stupid instead.

  • @jeannedarc7533

    @jeannedarc7533

    Жыл бұрын

    Dammit, couldn't continue reading the comment from laughing too hard. I like how you slipped in a comedic moniker into a seemingly serious analysis of yours, beautiful.

  • @AthanasedeLaClape

    @AthanasedeLaClape

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@jeannedarc7533 When only the metairony have a changing force in this utterly barbaric world to become 😂

  • @blaksu
    @blaksu Жыл бұрын

    I'd like to see another discussion between Zizek and Stephen Kotkin, I think that would be rewarding for both parties

  • @OutsidersRo
    @OutsidersRo Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @djflorence8051
    @djflorence8051 Жыл бұрын

    I really like the same blank paper that he kept referring to

  • @jonzelstein1682
    @jonzelstein1682 Жыл бұрын

    It's coming.

  • @sofaraway1842
    @sofaraway1842 Жыл бұрын

    Peace can only exist in its externalized form during a time of war. Everything that is outside the war inherits an attachment to an externalized inner existential peace, that is to say that the peace is being made to exist by war, which is why philosophy is inherently essential during that period. The most feritle soil in the world soaked in blood nutrients, letting us all grow in ways we never thought possible.

  • @droid16beta97
    @droid16beta97 Жыл бұрын

    I love the host here.

  • @testboga5991
    @testboga5991 Жыл бұрын

    The guy is da bomb 😊

  • @AydinEraslan
    @AydinEraslan Жыл бұрын

    :) thats the spirit :)) sehr gescheit gau !

  • @jasperreichardt
    @jasperreichardt Жыл бұрын

    Zizek looks through complexity like trough glass

  • @ivan55599
    @ivan55599 Жыл бұрын

    8:15 l found this monologue by this quote.

  • @alexjointsoon592
    @alexjointsoon5929 ай бұрын

    God bless him! I can't say anything else 😂

  • @gastonrobles2870
    @gastonrobles2870 Жыл бұрын

    it´s a great interview although the volume is TOO LOW, it would be great if someone´d edit that

  • @penelopeannknuth5479

    @penelopeannknuth5479

    Жыл бұрын

    Headphones

  • @koyha5266

    @koyha5266

    Жыл бұрын

    volume is indeed too low

  • @satyricon451
    @satyricon451 Жыл бұрын

    40:39 Love has the structure of theology. Where Kierkegaard said, you understand the arguments for and against religion once you believe.

  • @nohisocitutampoc2789
    @nohisocitutampoc2789 Жыл бұрын

    Please, the subtitles!

  • @Faus4us
    @Faus4us Жыл бұрын

    What an awesome human being

  • @sunaperson
    @sunaperson Жыл бұрын

    Can someone post a translation of the questions into english?

  • @chrismuimbwa6424
    @chrismuimbwa6424 Жыл бұрын

    -How come you made a U turn? - I want to provoke.

  • @therisinghope
    @therisinghope Жыл бұрын

    "Only a catastrophe can save us" Slavoj Žižek (The most relevant and true quote of the century.!)

  • @guydawson7886

    @guydawson7886

    10 ай бұрын

    Dont worry the WEF and WHO will make sure of a catastrophe happening. It just wont be an act of God.

  • @tapejara1507
    @tapejara15077 ай бұрын

    2 minutes he is sitting and its already hillarious.

  • @ozanareyiz7773
    @ozanareyiz7773 Жыл бұрын

    11:54 I would call The Great Awaking.

  • @rxnlfr7664
    @rxnlfr7664 Жыл бұрын

    Que divertido el título...estamos llenos de catástrofes !!!

  • @blinertasholli1280
    @blinertasholli1280 Жыл бұрын

    my In-ear Headphones are turned all the way up and the phone to... why are dialogs always so hard to listen to? (sorry to have to critic that, thanks for the talk)

  • @jryan2552
    @jryan2552 Жыл бұрын

    Das war interessant.

  • @severusthegreatest
    @severusthegreatest Жыл бұрын

    The host is such a Freddy Mercury 😭🥰

  • @Akbar_Ato
    @Akbar_Ato Жыл бұрын

    Add volume, please

  • @krishnachavan1332
    @krishnachavan1332 Жыл бұрын

    Peace is always in the intrest of the occupier.-slavoj zizek

  • @Kobe29261

    @Kobe29261

    Жыл бұрын

    That was heavy; the implication is that sometimes those on the side of justice must insist on violence or at least kampf!

  • @austinlee8321

    @austinlee8321

    Жыл бұрын

    6

  • @jabrokneetoeknee6448

    @jabrokneetoeknee6448

    Жыл бұрын

    There are numerous examples where this is NOT true. Take for instance the US Civil War. Lincoln's stated intention was always to preserve the Union and avoid violence if possible. Zizek's quote here could be used to defend the mentality of the violent confederate separatists who refused to work with Lincoln toward a peaceful solution and demanded war.

  • @kinidiosodlosios6892

    @kinidiosodlosios6892

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jabrokneetoeknee6448 that was a civil war dummy no outside enemy

  • @jabrokneetoeknee6448

    @jabrokneetoeknee6448

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kinidiosodlosios6892 Let me help guide that little brain through it (here’s a hint): the reason it’s called the “American Civil War” today and not the “War of Confederate Independence” is because the separatists lost. Tough riddle, huh? Maybe leave philosophy to us higher primates🙊

  • @voidsword8095
    @voidsword809511 ай бұрын

    that zoom in on 34:40 LMAO

  • @rommemory282
    @rommemory282 Жыл бұрын

    1:19:30 anyone have any suggestions for further reading or exploration of this topic mentioned here@ the time stamp? [programmed knowledge v knowledge through exercise and experience.... ehhh?]

  • @MannFace51
    @MannFace51 Жыл бұрын

    Turn on captions for translation

  • @youmothershouldknow4905
    @youmothershouldknow4905 Жыл бұрын

    Haven’t heard this discussion yet, but I’m thinking of the recent tidbit in the business news that’s tailor made for Zizek is the recent acquisition of Pornhub by private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners.

  • @suryaprabhatpali3013
    @suryaprabhatpali30133 ай бұрын

    That way to end a talk should now be called a 'Zizek Closure' 😂

  • @stanchern3796
    @stanchern3796 Жыл бұрын

    So, I've listened for the whole lecture... And what exactly is the "catastrophy" he was starting to speak about multiple times? I didn't hear him explain or clarify precisely enough Could anyone elaborate in thesis please?

  • @nisman.lo.desvivieron
    @nisman.lo.desvivieron Жыл бұрын

    58:39 "I will conclude" *the video is only 2/3*

  • @greggardiner895
    @greggardiner8959 ай бұрын

    World Peace

  • @dandanovich6729
    @dandanovich67298 ай бұрын

    Ролик начинается с пятой минуты

  • @sanchezmandelbrot6130
    @sanchezmandelbrot6130Ай бұрын

    the one easy question i havnt heard thats probably bieng asked: is europe going to become a country? what year is it, and what city am i living in?

  • @hareeshscifi13
    @hareeshscifi13 Жыл бұрын

    43:19 bro falling in love with zizek

  • @FrankWest00
    @FrankWest00 Жыл бұрын

    Absolute Chad in a Hegelian sense.

  • @yungsida739
    @yungsida739 Жыл бұрын

    45:57 what is the third thing????

  • @stormxlr2377
    @stormxlr2377 Жыл бұрын

    Why aren't their any subtitles?

  • @spaviator
    @spaviator Жыл бұрын

    Subtitles maybe?

  • @ioquetzalli7083
    @ioquetzalli70839 ай бұрын

    who is he talking about at 1:14:16?

  • @Delosaguas
    @Delosaguas Жыл бұрын

    12:00 min

  • @numbersix8919
    @numbersix8919 Жыл бұрын

    Zizek has been entertaining and educating me for years. But he hasn't been out much since the war started. I was eager to hear his thoughts on the war, and they couldn't have been more different from what I expected. Now I see him in a new light. The main reason he's not on MSNBC is that he would lose his cachet as a radical.

  • @sonny19931

    @sonny19931

    Жыл бұрын

    He's been very open about his position on Ukraine since the start, I remember reading some articles by him in the first days of the invasion

  • @numbersix8919

    @numbersix8919

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sonny19931 His position, I had thought, was principled at that time. I listened really hard this time to see if it was.

  • @johntravena119

    @johntravena119

    Жыл бұрын

    Zizek grew up in Eastern Europe. I have a Swedish friend who was born towards the end of the war whose position on the Ukraine is very much like Zizek’s. We’ve had many debates on it over lunch. He simply doesn’t trust the Russians.

  • @numbersix8919

    @numbersix8919

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johntravena119 Toward the end of WWII? Russia liberated Europe from a genocidal military aggressor. But at least half of Europeans didn't like that, did they. And now they think they're going to fix Russia once and for all. I think what we've learned is that we can longer trust Europeans.

  • @Diossvk

    @Diossvk

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johntravena119 Nobody sane would ever trust the Russians.

  • @not50damius62
    @not50damius62 Жыл бұрын

    ...you know!

  • @zacharykonopa2718
    @zacharykonopa2718 Жыл бұрын

    Slavoj Sanchez: Slavoj Zizek and Rick Sanchez from the show "Rick and Morty" share a few similarities, such as their tendency to challenge established norms and to embrace a contrarian or "anti-hero" persona. Here are a few ways in which they are similar: Both are highly intelligent and knowledgeable: Zizek is a renowned philosopher, while Rick is a genius inventor. Both are highly knowledgeable about a wide range of topics, and they use their intelligence to challenge the status quo and to expose the contradictions and hypocrisies of mainstream society. Both are highly critical of society: Zizek and Rick are both highly critical of the mainstream society in which they live. They often point out the flaws and contradictions of social norms and institutions, and they are not afraid to challenge authority or to embrace unconventional ideas. Both are often cynical and sarcastic: Zizek and Rick both have a tendency towards sarcasm and cynicism. They often use humor to expose the absurdity of mainstream society and to challenge established norms and beliefs. Both are prone to excess: Zizek and Rick are both known for their excesses, whether it be drinking or drug use (in the case of Rick) or their excessive intellectualism and tendency to engage in polemics (in the case of Zizek). Both are somewhat controversial figures: Zizek and Rick are both somewhat controversial figures, with some people seeing them as provocative and thought-provoking, while others view them as offensive or inappropriate. Overall, while there are certainly differences between Zizek and Rick, they share some similarities in their intellectual and social critique, as well as in their unconventional and provocative approach to challenging the status quo.

  • @mn-room4559

    @mn-room4559

    Жыл бұрын

    This was written by an AI?

  • @gothchicklover

    @gothchicklover

    Жыл бұрын

    ChatGPT

  • @oldishandwoke-ish1181
    @oldishandwoke-ish1181 Жыл бұрын

    Who downed the sound on this? I could hardly hear him.

  • @robertocalvo934
    @robertocalvo934 Жыл бұрын

    Zizek and Freddy Mercury, talking about unholy alliances 😅

  • @yourchoise5173
    @yourchoise5173 Жыл бұрын

    Byung-chul Han was here

  • @BorisSunshine
    @BorisSunshine Жыл бұрын

    Announcing what is inevitable, to than say he predicted it and now we are saved.

  • @xamphor
    @xamphor Жыл бұрын

    Man I couldn't make hide nor hair of what that first fella said 😂

  • @BigHomieGayAss1917
    @BigHomieGayAss1917 Жыл бұрын

    Two handsome men, perfect

  • @GabrielConstantinides
    @GabrielConstantinides Жыл бұрын

    "Only a catastrophe can save us" such an interesting statement in my current opinion. I think that a sufficiently strong catastrophe is the only thing powerful enough to motivate alteration of core principles for the betterment of long term existence

  • @rodrigomachado5291

    @rodrigomachado5291

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes. Unironically, Nibiru is coming. In one form or another

  • @GabrielConstantinides

    @GabrielConstantinides

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rodrigomachado5291 do you know what time frame it will likely happen in? 10 years, 100 years, 100 years?

  • @rodrigomachado5291

    @rodrigomachado5291

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GabrielConstantinides kzread.info/dash/bejne/gXmXvNtmerzSZLw.html&pp=ygUVbmliaXJ1IGFzdHJhbCBkb29yd2F5 I don't know if I agree. Maybe 'nibiru' is just nucelar war. But who knows... Either way a catastrophe is happening and not very far from now IMO.

  • @GabrielConstantinides

    @GabrielConstantinides

    Жыл бұрын

    1000*

  • @gothchicklover

    @gothchicklover

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GabrielConstantinides it is difficult to make sweeping predictions about when or how a catastrophe might occur. catastrophes can take many forms, ranging from natural disasters to humanmade crises, and each has its own unique set of causes and factors that contribute to its occurrence. i would say that the likelihood of a catastrophic event occurring within the next 100 years is relatively high given the increasing complexity and interconnectedness of our world