“The true battle begins now, after the victory. The battle for what this victory will effectively mean, especially within the context of two other much more ominous signs of history: 9/11 and the financial meltdown. Nothing was decided by Obama’s victory, but his victory widens our freedom and thereby the scope of our decisions. But regardless of whether we succeed or fail, Obama’s victory will remain a sign of hope in our otherwise dark times, a sign that the last word does not belong to ‘realist’ cynics, be they from the Left or the Right.”
Slavoj Žižek, from In These Times, November 13, 2008
The full article is available online at:
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/4039/why_cynics_are_wrong/
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