[lbo-talk] Obama and the Cult of Personality

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Tue Jan 20 17:11:27 PST 2009


On Tue, 20 Jan 2009, Dennis Claxton wrote:


> http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3898330/Slavoj_Zizek_-_The_Pervert_s_Guide_to_Cinema_-_Lacanian_Psychoa
>
>> Appearances are not deceiving, but extremely efficient. When Dorothy &
>> Co discover The Wizard of Oz is actually an old man behind a curtain,
>> they nonetheless expect him to work his magic. And so he does: the
>> illusion persists.

It's been a long time since I've seen it, but isn't this dead wrong? After being discovered and confessing, he shows Dorothy how to end the dream illusion. And he shows the others they don't need magic to change their characters, just a little self-confidence.

Michael



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