I had to google Zizek
He a philosophical god. Must read more although he would be preaching to the choir.
"It's a false engagement. Paradoxically, we do these things to avoid really doing things. It makes you feel good. You recycle, you send £5 a month to some Somali orphan, and you did your duty." But really, we've been tricked into operating safety valves that allow the status quo to survive unchallenged"
He drinks Merlot.
It is maligned by the wine snobs as less cultured yet it is a really nice wine to drink and so if you strip away the pretentiousness of wine drinking and the illusion of superiority it fosters then you can allow yourself to appreciate that merlot is actually an honestly nice wine to drink.
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My Name was saying these words inside your head on, Fri 16 Nov 2018, 17:57,
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