Angela Merkel as the only true German nationalist

As told 4

“isn't Angela Merkel... the only true proud nationalist and believer in German greatness? Because only if you really trust yourself can you say: Come here, you are not a threat to us.”
~0:00 Modalities of the Absolute2018-11-05 · 2:01:44

“The only way to do this is to somehow violate the will of the majority... are you a democrat or not?”
31:34 The Fate of the Commons: A Trotzkyite View2018-12-22 · 1:45:43

“Who gave Angela Merkel the right to call immigrants to come, to open the gates, when it was clear that on a referendum the majority of people would have been against?”
56:23 Courage of Hopelessness2017-03-24 · 2:12:13

What it carries

one story, many jobs: the ideas this anecdote is deployed to argue, one tally mark per use (an idea page shows the same relation from the other end, as its shelf of stories)

contents · one story, 2 jobsuses

retroactive legitimation ×1 democracy as fetish ×1

Its cast and sources

populated by

Chris Simmons1 Brett Kavanaugh1 Drusilla Cornell1 Domenico Losurdo1 Russell Grigg1 Ian Bostridge1 Georges Bataille / Steve Bannon1 Frank Fischbach1

alongside works

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow1 The End of Capitalism1 Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen1 Winterreise1 Surprise, Surprise, Sex and the Failed Absolute1 Sans Objet1 Phenomenology of Perception1 The Other Side of Biopolitics1

Told together with

40% Algorithm predicting Trump voters' 'true' voting intentions 2 shared talks

Every retelling 4

~0:00 Modalities of the Absolute2018-11-05 · 2:01:44

Žižek credits Alenka Zupancic with the rhetorical move: Merkel, by welcoming immigrants, shows more confidence in German strength than the panicking Alternative for Germany. True nationalism is open, xenophobic nationalism is weakness., illustrating rhetorical reversal,European pride vs. anti-immigrant panic

31:34 The Fate of the Commons: A Trotzkyite View2018-12-22 · 1:45:43

When Merkel opened borders to Syrian refugees in 2015 and Žižek argued for regulated acceptance, Germans asked 'are you a democrat or not?', revealing that open-border solidarity may require overriding democratic majorities, posing the question of who votes on global migration., illustrating democracy vs global solidarity,refugee crisis,left dilemma

56:23 Courage of Hopelessness2017-03-24 · 2:12:13

A German debate raised the question of who gave Merkel the right to invite immigrants when a majority would have voted against it; Žižek uses this to argue that democratic transparency does not always produce better outcomes., illustrating democracy's limits,refugees,transparency

50:04 The Transformation of Civilization and the Future of Asia2017-09 · 51:55

Merkel admitted over a million refugees to Germany without a democratic mandate, right-wingers argued she had no legitimacy. Žižek defends her as an example of a true political leader acting against majority will and seeking retroactive legitimation., illustrating retroactive legitimation,limits of democracy,political leadership