Miazalmay

“At this point we reach the supreme irony of how ideology functions today: it appears precisely as its own opposite, as a radical critique of ideological utopias.
The predominant ideology today is not a positive vision of some utopian future but a cynical resignation, an acceptance of how 'the world really is’, accompanied by a warning that, if we want to change it (too much), only totalitarian horror can ensue.”
― Slavoj Žižek, The Relevance of the Communist Manifesto

“Individuals reduced to the panic of mere survival are ideal subjects for the introduction of authoritarian power.”
― Slavoj Žižek, Pandemic!: COVID-19 Shakes the World

“If you wished to know how civilized a culture is, look at how they treat it's women.”
― Bacha Khan

“In short, the truly courageous stance is to admit that the light at the end of the tunnel is most probably the headlight of a train approaching us from the opposite direction.”
― Slavoj Žižek, Against the Double Blackmail: Refugees, Terror and Other Troubles with the Neighbours