Why fear the Arab revolutionary spirit? | Slavoj Žižek

What cannot but strike the eye in the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt is the conspicuous absence of Muslim fundamentalism. In the best secular democratic tradition, people simply revolted against an oppressive regime, its corruption and poverty, and demanded freedom and economic hope. The cynical wisdom of western liberals, according to which, in Arab countries, genuine democratic sense is limited to

[ishikawa-kz]

ジジェク氏による「アラブの革命」

[kruppe]

"The hypocrisy of western liberals is breathtaking: they publicly supported democracy, and now, when the people revolt against the tyrants on behalf of secular freedom and justice, not on behalf of religion, they are all deeply concerned."

[aparigraha6]

　もしエジプトのこの政変が中途半端に収束し、多少リベラル風に外観を整えて旧体制が生き残るとすると、イスラム原理主義者の台頭を招くことになるだろうとみる

[kasuho]

なぜアラブの革命精神を恐れるのか？ - スラヴォイ・ジジェク

[yoyoprofane]

ジジェク。The western liberal reaction to the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia frequently shows hypocrisy and cynicism

[voleurknkn]

ジジェク

[kmiura]

#egyjp ジェジェク。エジプトでは混沌の後に原理主義が台頭するであろう、というステロタイプな欧米の論（i.e.ブレア@CNN）を40年前のアフガン、10年前のアルジェリアを例にあげながら批判。