Sunday, October 16, 2011

Zizek at Zuccotti Park: Don't Be Afraid to Dream

There is a danger. Don’t fall in love with yourselves. We have a nice time here. But remember, carnivals come cheap. What matters is the day after, when we will have to return to normal lives. Will there be any changes then? I don’t want you to remember these days, you know, like “Oh. we were young and it was beautiful.” Remember that our basic message is “We are allowed to think about alternatives.” If the rule is broken, we do not live in the best possible world. But there is a long road ahead. There are truly difficult questions that confront us. We know what we do not want. But what do we want? What social organization can replace capitalism? What type of new leaders do we want?
Full transcript from Impose magazine here
Dream but don't dream it's over--as Zizek observes, there is hard work ahead to forge a New World...

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