“Few thinkers illustrate the contradictions of contemporary capitalism better than the Slovenian philosopher and cultural theorist Slavoj Žižek.”

—  Slavoj Žižek

John Gray, "The Violent Visions of Slavoj Žižek". The Guardian, July 12, 2012

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