In These Times

I highly respect Slavoj ZIzek, however he entirely disregards his own material. I am someone that worked on the Nader campaign and talked to literally thousands of people on why they were voting for Obama. What I found is that these individuals were voting for symbolism over substance. They were betraying their drive for their desire. As Zizek states many times, a revolution must occur through following your drive at the point of the previous failed attempts. However the majority of these individuals that were voting for Obama knew very well that he was not going to bring systematic change, but …

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