• The only ‘realistic’ prospect is to ground a new political universality by opting for the impossible, fully assuming the place of the exception, with no taboos, no a priori norms (‘human rights,’ ‘democracy’), respect for which would prevent us from ‘resignifying’ terror, the ruthless exercise of power, the spirit of sacrifice … if this radical choice is decried by some bleeding-heart liberals as Linksfaschismus, so be it!

    Slavoj Žižek: The only ‘realistic’ prospect is to ground a new 
 political universality by opting for the impossible, 
 fully assuming the place of the exception, with no 
 taboos, no a priori norms (‘human rights,’ ‘democracy’), 
 respect for which would prevent us from ‘resignifying’ 
 terror, the ruthless exercise of power, the spirit of 
 sacrifice … if this radical choice is decried by some 
 bleeding-heart liberals as Linksfaschismus, so be it!