Ben Burgis and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek talk about the shift from AOC’s reaction to Trump’s victory in 2016, where she focused on material conditions and winning over Trump voters with a left-wing economic program, to her reaction to Trump’s high vote total in 2016, which she said showed the need for “deep anti-racist canvassing” (??) as the solution.

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Image Credit, Slavoj Zizek: Andy Miah
Slavoj Zizek in Liverpool
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Image Credit, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez: Matt Johnson
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