Zizek does a lot of ideological dot joining in his article in todays Guardian online about the Rotherham horror/islam/Christianity etc . Unfortunately he (and many more in academe and entertainment)turns into an empirically- wrong `Chomsky` regarding Israel`s "aggressive Zionism" in Gaza. In (essentially) lying about the situationists and the use of spectacle he poisons his own well. And continues drinking from it. Israeli Intelligence is more intelligent. I`m glad the young Douglas Murray`s articles are being published. Zizek advocates a positive universal project,an emancipatory Leitkulture shared by all participants. Then doesn`t even mention Uruguay either! He does get the Pussy Riot/Zona Prava artists empirically correct -which is more than can be said for the N Chomskies of `the spectacle of opposition` . The explicit propositions of Femen on the subject being too much/too true and concise/too visual/too feminine ?

Over at online Hyperallergic-sensitive to art and its discontents (27 aug) is a photopiece of 2 femen activists menstruating and defecating on the Islamic State black flag. Standpoint probably won`t publish it. No sign of Cameron`s (or Douglas Murray`s) proposed (all white male ?) `counter-narrative` to the "poisonous ideology" of the barbaric Islamic State starting in uk politics yet. Inna from Femen fully explains their intentions in the accompanying interview. Radical art for all.

Every major print news media outlet ought to run this as an editorial or opinion piece. You, Mr. Murray, have the guts to say what everyone in this world that so fears political correctness, seems to be too afraid to say. Thus, I applaud you for so doing and also appreciate your insights-- both wise and practical. While, as a Theological scholar, I generally acknowledge the corruption and pain wrought by the Crusades; I do wish to remind so many that the original intention of their having been called was to defend places of Christian devotion. Further, as Islamic extremists (note that I say, extremists-- as I do not attribute evil and atrocity to all faithful Islamic practitioners) became more militant, radical, and intent on the raising of their empire, they simultaneously sought to "snuff out" those considered, as a result of improper interpretation of their own Sacred text, namely Jews & Christians, to be 'infidels,' or non-believers rather than acknowledging that all "persons of the book," find Truth and faith in profession of the One, same God, who is living and true. As the old phrase goes, "History has a way of repeating itself." Regrettably, this seems to be happening in our world again today. While I do not advocate violence, I do believe efforts -- swift ones -- ought to be made to curb the rise of such extremism and religious persecution.

Douglas Murray is great.He`s got a real talent or the job. Great stuff by him over at the Spectator too with the vids and tv discussion. It`s perfectly true the great British public are joining up the dots.