Wednesday, August 22, 2007

(10:24 PM) | Adam Kotsko:

Barack Obama: Stalinist?

As readers of Zizek know, "in Stalinism, when the obligatory applause explodes at the end of the leader's speech, the leader stands up and joins the others in applauding" (Parallax View, 291).

Tonight Barack Obama is on The Daily Show. After the interview was over, he stood up and joined the others in applauding.

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(Adam Kotsko has asserted the moral right to be identified as the author of this post.)