[lbo-talk] Fw: [DemocraticLeft] Why Zizek Can Not Be Taken Seriously

[Thomas Seay]

--- Shane Taylor <s-t-t at juno.com> wrote:
>his from the man who polemicizes on the
> need
> > to return to Leninism, as Leninism's "total
> project"
> > is indispensable to the revolutionary pose.
> 
> No, he spoke of "repeating Lenin," not the same
> thing as a literally
> revival of Leninism.
> 
Yes, Shane is right.  He has called for a re-reading
of Lenin, meaning we should pluck the good and leave
the rest.  Mostly, I believe, he thinks there are
organizational lessons to learn from Lenin.  This came
up in my study group and I bristled at the idea.  If
we just need to learn about organization- irregardless
of the politics associated with it- then we might
better learn from Saint Paul.  In fact, I think Badiou
has written a piece on that very subject.

-Thomas

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