Actual history occurs, so the speak, on credit; only subsequent development will decide retroactively if the current revolutionary violence will be f… - Slavoj Žižek

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Actual history occurs, so the speak, on credit; only subsequent development will decide retroactively if the current revolutionary violence will be forgiven, legitimated, or if it will continue to exert a pressure on the shoulders of the present generation as its guilt, as its unsettled debt.

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About Slavoj Žižek

Slavoj Žižek (born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian sociologist, philosopher and cultural critic. Zizek is a known for his controversial public personality, use of "dirty humor", and complex philosophy that synthesizes the philosophies of Karl Marx, Hegel, and Jacques Lacan.

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Alternative Names: Slavoj Zizek Zizek Slavoj Krečič Žižek
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