Zizek clearly defines the danger that Egypt could become.
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Mubarak Army make a deal where the Brotherhood get ideological control of the society by insuring that the Army gets to keep its corrupt privileges and power.

The guy is one of the most insightful philosophers around.

The irony is crushing. Though Zizek was quite pathetic when he came on Q&A (Australian panel/talk show thing where they get a few politicians, philosophers, etc to come on and answer questions).

Though I do agree with you TC regarding the Muslim Brotherhood.

ITT: TC praises a Marxist for highly insightful thoughts.

One of Zizek's best parts of the Rose interview was to dispel the notion he was a communist. He stated he was a communist as far as the commons go "the oceans, nature, space, etc." but that his fascination with Stalin is purely to understand what went to categorically wrong with Marxist Communism that turned it into the greatest tragedy of the 20th century. I want to find his critique of Mao's genocide as well. His talking about how marxist communists hated everyone, even themselves, mirrored the behavior of the marxist communists idiots on this forum as well.
It's sad how some human beings have to wander through life aimlessly. You only get one shot and you waste all that time on a genocidal failed ideology like marxist communism.

Zizek is easily the best European critic of marxist communism I've read. Growing up under Tito will do that to you I guess.

Žižek is definitely the kind of Marxist Putin must hate with passion. He invokes idealism (quotes from Hegel are more numerous than quotes of Marx in his works), preffers questioning dominant ideology (esentially to do nothing) instead of engaging in revolutionary action (probably because he doesn't believe authentic revolutionary working class holds much water today) and he dismisses the results revolution brought in the last century. He's a saloon leftist so to say. That doesn't mean he isn't a Marxist though, at least I, as an outsider to the whole way of thinking, believe no group of Marxists has a monopoly on the only proper way of approaching Marx. Actual Marxists will probably disagree on that point, which is understandable.

Zizek really hit the nail on the head in the Charlie Rose interview when he ridiculed the idea that he should debate with the students because he could learn something new.
His response was that he doesn't have enough time to waste and that liberal education doesn't teach students anything worth knowing.

Bingo Slavoj!

It's hard to find a twenty-something today that is aware of how ignorant and inexperienced they are, but when you do find one with this awareness they are an absolute gem that you can pass on your own vast experience too and really help out.