(December 12, 2020 at 4:37 pm)Spongebob Wrote: Why do they always do this?
In one of his books, Zizek makes a point about violence "above the line" and violence "below the line."
What's above the line is what we're invited to pay attention to. We are supposed to get angry about that, and to feel good about ourselves for opposing it.
What's below the line is what we generally ignore, and accept without complaint.
In this case, a not-quite banning in California is held up in the media to get our attention, and to give us the illusion that we can fight for free speech. It distracts us from the monumental, ongoing, control of speech by the corporations, and the government policies they dictate.
