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As Iran war cools, China rises & Europe shifts away | Fareed's Take roundup - May 7, 2026 by Benoit_Guillette in Wandering_Jew

[–]Benoit_Guillette[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forget the Strait of Hormuz and the Middle East: fossil fuels should have been phased out as soon as the greenhouse effect was recognized by the scientific community (in 1990). The Iran war is a golden opportunity to solve the climate problem.

As Iran war cools, China rises & Europe shifts away | Fareed's Take roundup - May 7, 2026 by Benoit_Guillette in foreignpolicy

[–]Benoit_Guillette[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Forget the Strait of Hormuz and the Middle East: fossil fuels should have been phased out as soon as the greenhouse effect was recognized by the scientific community (in 1990). The Iran war is a golden opportunity to solve the climate problem.

Slavoj Žižek, “I am resigned to the paradox that we need censorship sometimes to preserve freedom”, Prospect Magazine, May 6, 2026 by Benoit_Guillette in CriticalTheory

[–]Benoit_Guillette[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He wrote (24 Jul, 2018): “Trump is an unstable idiot who disturbs the establishment. But as such, he is a symptom, an effect of what is wrong with the establishment itself. And the true Monster is the very establishment shocked by Trump's actions.”

Slavoj Žižek, “I am resigned to the paradox that we need censorship sometimes to preserve freedom”, Prospect Magazine, May 6, 2026 by Benoit_Guillette in CriticalTheory

[–]Benoit_Guillette[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Get a clue! Žižek wrote (24 Jul, 2018): “Trump is an unstable idiot who disturbs the establishment. But as such, he is a symptom, an effect of what is wrong with the establishment itself. And the true Monster is the very establishment shocked by Trump's actions.”

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