An old lecture given at Cooper Union on October 14th 2009. The lecture was given as part of promotion of Žižek's book with the same title - First as Tragedy, Then as Farce - analysing how the tragedy of September 11 moved US to the farcical 2008 financial crisis. Consider subscribing to my channel: Zizek's upcoming publications on Amazon: The Day After the Revolution: Like A Thief In Broad Daylig
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