Welcome to the Desert of the Real

Yoshie Furuhashi furuhashi.1 at osu.edu
Wed Nov 27 23:28:22 PST 2002


There is a partial truth in the notion of the "clash of civilizations" attested here -- witness the surprise of the average American: "How is it possible that these people have such a disregard for their own lives?" Is not the obverse of this surprise the rather sad fact that we, in the First World countries, find it more and more difficult even to imagine a public or universal Cause for which one would be ready to sacrifice one's life?

-- Slavoj Zizek, "Welcome to the Desert of the Real," 09/15/2001, <http://web.mit.edu/cms/reconstructions/interpretations/desertreal.html> -- Yoshie

* Calendar of Events in Columbus: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html> * Anti-War Activist Resources: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html> * Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/> * Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osu.edu/students/CJP/>



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