Western Liberals (a.k.a., us)

R.’s wonderful post, “A revolution from without“, echoes in Zizek’s simple observation that is published in Guardian today.

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. Why concern, why not joy that freedom is given a chance? Today, more than ever, Mao Zedong’s old motto is pertinent: “There is great chaos under heaven – the situation is excellent.

via Why fear the Arab revolutionary spirit? | Slavoj Žižek | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk.

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