9/15/2014
9/15/14 Cristal Kim
In the land of the free, we have become accustomed to a life within the USA and are encompassed in capitalism; and Slavoj Zizek seems to believe that everything we know will ultimately be our demise. His depressing take on the economy, society, ecology, and biology is further supported by his ideas that we need to further isolate ourselves to highlight our fragile, impending demise and any possible solutions we come up are simply stalling the inevitable while opening up a whole new world of unknown possibilities. And in the midst of all this, the biggest surprise for me, was Zizek's view on American society. he firmly believed our peace and happiness was relative to the rest of the world's tragedies. However, this is where I firmly disagree with Zizek; although, our country is arguably one of the wealthiest countries in the world, we are from perfect. We do not live in a bubble, as Zizek suggests, we are well aware of the world's problems but admit to our own faults. While some of our issues may pale to that of some other countries, it does not mean we are sheltered or our peace is "bought."
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Zizek's negative outlook on our country's present and future is a depressing yet thought provoking ideal. It does make me question the harsh realities of disaster that are surrounding me, even in my own nation.
ReplyDeleteI am not completely black or white with Zizek's view on American society. I also agree that even though the U.S. is wealthy, it is far from perfect, yet I also believe that our peace and happiness is somewhat relative to the rest of the world's tragedies. In the end it is what happens in our country that determines our peace and happiness, but it doesn't mean the world's tragedies won't add on any more stress.
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