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<P>Doug-</P>
<P>I was wondering if you had any thoughts about Zizek's talk the other night. Particularly interesting was the discussion around the future (crisis) of private property and it's implications for a growing wave of hierarchical micro-racisms (a stimulating addition to his theory on multiculturalism), which much of the room seemed to accept on some level or another. I've been thinking about property in relation to Napster and digital reproduction, patent and copywrite law, as well as genetic- and bio-engineering, but I suppose never thought through the negative implications that may come about through its breakdown. Now I'm wondering what the prevailing tendancies in thought on the subject are these days, or if there is a book I should rush out and read. How would you address the implications of what Zizek was talking about?</P>
<P>I am fairly new to this group so if any of this is retread I apologize. Also I apologize in advance if SZ's name is a dirty word around these parts.</P>
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