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Slavoj Zizek on the 'Occupy' Protests and our Changing World

1 Nov 2011

From the Middle East to the West - a discontent with the status quo. Whether it's with the iron grip of entrenched governments or with the widening economic divide between the rich and those struggling to get by.

Where are those so hungry for change heading and how profound is their long term vision for transformation?

Al Jazeera puts the question to Slovenian-born philosopher, Slavoj Zizej, whose critical examination of both capitalism and socialism has made him an internationally recognized intellectual.

"The system has lost its legitimacy and the field is wide open," says Zizek.

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