Zizek = the Third Way (was Re: Zizek on Haider)

[Ken Hanly]

You miss Kant's point. There is absolutely nothing wrong about struggling
and enjoying it or struggling for benevolent reasons. Just don't expect
any Brownie points. Action in accordance with duty is fine but doesn't get
you any moral merit badges.

   Cheers, Ken Hanly

Brad De Long wrote:


> >Apsken at aol.com wrote:
> >
> >>Kenneth Mackendrick wrote,
> >>
> >>   >  *Some* anti-racists derive enjoyment from calling out racism -
> >>anti-racism
> >>   >  "from on high" as it were. . . .  It's really important to
> >>   >  be able to distinguish what drives an ideological position.
> >>
> >>This is especially offensive
> >
> >What precisely is offensive about saying an anti-racist enjoys being
> >an anti-racist? Is one supposed to struggle only out of duty or
> >self-denial?
> >
> >Doug
>
> Of course one is, if one is named Immanuel Kant or T.S. Eliot...
>
> Brad DeLong