Does Zizek have an ideology, or just theory? What's the difference between ideology and theory?

Does Zizek have an ideology, or just theory? What's the difference between ideology and theory?

also, /r/ing the other shoop of zyzzek

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marxists.org/glossary/terms/althusser/
ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/in-theory-althusser-1/
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lacano-hegelian communist

Zizek calls himself a communist who's anti-communist, sometimes, or a Marxist, among other things…

Theory tends to stimulate examination and debate by offering many causes for a current, political dilemma. Ideology on the other hand "thinks" practically, holds firm views, and seeks to justify, or rather enact through persuasion, reform or revolution without serious analytical content. Theorists like to study facts and trends and then abstract them into universal concepts while ideologues achieve the appropriate arrangement by obscuring the relationship to the real conditions of existence.

so materialism vs idealism

Well, no. Both theorists and ideologues are materialist in one way or another.

But then again,
materialism is just another flavour of idealism.

Ideology is basically the abscence of theory. Theory is basically reasoned and logical and ideology is biased, not well thought out or based on common-sense.

literally has never read zizek

I never claimed to. That's the definitions I was taught in school.

Isn't he just the leftist version of Aleksandr Dugin? So, basically a meme and the closer you look, the more contradictions, empty phrases and mistakes you discover?

I realize that what i learned in philosophy courses may not at all be relevant to Zizek and critical theory. But seeing this quote above, I want to know where I got it wrong.

reddit.com/r/zizek/comments/4t9emr/slavoj_žižek_for_red_zone_rferl_and_gpb_2016/
Zizek buttfucks communists and anarchokiddies.

Why would you link to Reddit? Why don't you tell us the relevant information from an hour long video?

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Slavoj Žižek (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈslaʋɔj ˈʒiʒɛk] ( listen); born 21 March 1949) is a Slovenian psychoanalytic philosopher, cultural critic, and Hegelian Marxist

Mirin those gains

Ideology is false consciousness, ideas you've been socialized into that compose your worldview but are largely constructed, mostly in favor of the current order. They're either subconscious or taken as "nature", and even people who on their political philosophies are explicitly against the status quo may contain them. Theory in that context is the tool of critique of Ideology.

some people don't abide by these terms but they are worth adding since this is how zizek basically understands them

marxists.org/glossary/terms/althusser/

this link might help too
ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/in-theory-althusser-1/

Zizek earns money by being a smart-ass. Take everything he says with a grain of salt. Or half-a-pound.

If we are talking actual meaning, rather then distorted contemporary 1984-style newspeak ( "That's the definitions I was taught in school" - KYS, btw) - ideology is a whole package.

For example, Marxism (as per Lenin) as an ideology comes with philosophy (methods how to use theory), the theory itself, and a set of goals theory is designed for. The DiaMat part helps to avoid formalist (idealist) mistakes while using theory, while Marx's "scientific socialism" (as opposed to utopian socialism) explains practical use Marxism - i.e. when it is useful.

Don't you know Zizek is only a "stalinist" ironically?

*SNIFF* Listen here, ya dialectical cunt. *tugs trousers* There is an illusion beneath the illusion of you skinnyfat ass *mumbles incoherently* when you break out of your ideological *Schwarzeneggerian analysis* you will be truly free, which is to see that gains are the illusion in yourself.

FUUUUUUUUUUCK

Zizek will be Zizek ironically, if he gets paid for it.

Memesters, all of you