FWIW I don???t think Zizek (or Bhabha, or Spivak, or Butler) are doing anything dangerous or revolutionary that might get picked up in the broader political sphere ??? they can like Mao if they want (or be ironic about liking him, or whatever) because the politicians are making up their own rules, mostly following principles that date from the 18th or 19th century anyway, and the public judges the