Slavoj Zizek — Why only minorities may be proud of their identity

[iwouldprefernotto]

If you want to get Zizek's 'I WOULD PREFER NOT TO' t-shirt you can do so here:

[CactusLand]

Slavoj Zizek- "Proclaiming yourself powerless gives you an immense power"...this is a brutal insight

[daniell.a.]

The joke in the beginning reminds me of Nietzsche, when he wrote that rich christians who kneel at church do it as a sign of power, of acceptance of a hierarchy in which they are really well ranked

[BigSleepy]

“Closed Captions are unavailable”

I just want to understand, guys...

[mmikaojONE]

This man about to get deplatformed if he keeps going on like this. He better find out he's at least bisexual.

[fpxy]

Being a Slovenian makes him part of the most minor group in the world.

[Herobox-juzd]

Labeling yourself as a powerless victim exonerates you from all personal responsibility and creates the ultimate freedom of lashing out against those who you perceive to be in power.

[kf]

everybody in this audience looks like they work for google

[BenWeeks]

'If I can't tell you you're wrong you're not my equal.' -Eric Weinstein

[arghavanjafarijozani]

In persian we have a saying “a nanny who expresses more concerns and acts like she cares more than the actual mother” I find it very similar to what he says. Claiming you are guilty of your past generations guilt just to have the superior moral stand and people will go your way

[SparklesNJazz]

it’s so true, i understand this mentality so well because i’m prone to victim mentality. there’s something about thinking you’re so worthless, that the only thing you can find worth in is BEING worthless, so you eventually take pride in it. then you’re both toxically insecure and extremely egotistical—the worst combination.

[OldSethOnetooth]

A non white, non European friend pointed out to me that as a white, Western caucasian I am of the only demographic which has PC culture enforced upon it.

[osianevans-sharma]

"Don't be so humble; you're not that great." Golda Meir

[KingLoki]

Anyone can be proud of their cultural/ethnic heritage. The question is which aspects of your history you’re proud of.

[Valchee]

Žižek calling out Baizuos for being white supremacists.

[somebody]

He is speaking straight facts here. The US is in a serious and increasingly violent ideological struggle over this issue. I can only hope clear heads prevail in the end. At this point it’s only been getting worse

[boyerindustries]

This dude choked down a whole 8 ball before class

[biggiemann]

This topic reminds me of famous celebrities who never miss an opportunity to talk about how they were bullied or rejected back in high school as a means of entitling themselves to becoming the face of a paradigm shift for beauty standards

[classyassmothafucka]

"I'm a victim, and I will DESTROY YOU!"

[ece]

Imagine calling yourself ”radical revolution” and having the exact same opinion as the world system