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"In contrast to the nineteenth century of utopian or 'scientific' projects and ideals, plans for the future, the twentieth century aimed at delivering the thing itself - at directly realizing the longed for New Order"

  • Slavoj Zizek, "Welcome to the Desert of the Real" (p.5)

Coming to a t-shirt near you soon!! :thumb:

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Technique is a means to an end but the goal is to win over their hearts

a quote I heard on NPR of a story on classical guitarist.

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"Desert of the Real?" Is that a reference to that big tattered map metaphor that Baudrillard goes on about? Wasn't it Borges who came up with that originally?

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who is fuckin' GOOFY :shrug:

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Originally posted by His Holiness, The Pope "Desert of the Real?" Is that a reference to that big tattered map metaphor that Baudrillard goes on about? Wasn't it Borges who came up with that originally?

It's actually a reference to a line of dialogue from The Matrix (which I think in turn was stolen from Baudrillard). The book is about 9/11 and is well worth a read.

I don't think Zizek is a New Order fan, but you never know...

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Originally posted by Doctor Clayhead > Originally posted by His Holiness, The Pope> "Desert of the Real?" Is that a reference to that big tattered map metaphor that Baudrillard goes on about? Wasn't it Borges who came up with that originally?

It's actually a reference to a line of dialogue from The Matrix (which I think in turn was stolen from Baudrillard). The book is about 9/11 and is well worth a read.

I don't think Zizek is a New Order fan, but you never know... Oh...The Matrix. Pish....

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