Zizek is definitely onto something in saying that ecology is turning into a new 'opium for the masses' - like Marx defined religion. It is also fascinating to consider how a heightened environmental consciousness (something we see as a progressive viewpoint) might constitute a conservative outlook in the future.
Zizek is definitely onto something in saying that ecology is turning into a new 'opium for the masses' - like Marx defined religion. It is also fascinating to consider how a heightened environmental consciousness (something we see as a progressive viewpoint) might constitute a conservative outlook in the future.
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