Why both the left and right have got it wrong on Ukraine – Žižek

What, exactly, does the ‘Europe’ the Ukrainian protesters are referring to stand for? It can’t be reduced to a single idea: it spans nationalist and even fascist elements but extends also to the idea of what Etienne Balibar calls égaliberté, freedom-in-equality, the unique contribution of Europe to the global political imaginary, even if it is in practice today mostly betrayed by European institutions and citizens themselves.

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HANDS OFF PEASANT LAND! HANDS OFF DHINKIA CHAARIDESH! NO PASARAN!

Indeed, the silence of the Chief Minister makes it clear how complicit the state government is in using terror, violence and intimidation on behalf of corporations.  The situation in Dhinkia Chaaridesh has revealed yet again the iron hand of authoritarian power to push back the gains made by the people’s struggle. Organizations and supporters of the people’s movement are also targeted.  All this amounts to a systemic denial of villagers’ absolute right to protect their land, livelihood and lives.

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