> Actually I was using "Zizekian" as a shorthand for taking collective
> fantasy seriously as a political category. That applies to the day
> care scandals and to the body-part thieving stories that Maureen
> mentioned - I don't think the kinds of political analyses our more
> hardheaded members subscribe to are up to the task.
What task and why not? What is it exactly that needs explaining and what is Zizek analyzing and what he does he think needs explaining?
Sam Pawlett