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Multiheaded comments on Politics Discussion Thread August 2012 - Less Wrong Discussion

0 Post author: OrphanWilde 01 August 2012 03:25PM

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Comment author: Multiheaded 01 August 2012 10:51:26PM *  1 point [-]

I was arranging links in a "title - author" format, so naturally the article's title, which is that entire quote, was to be followed by Zizek's name. I have, in fact, read the article in question (otherwise I wouldn't have linked to it, right?), so I am quite aware that Zizek was quoting the other guy.

Comment author: lavalamp 02 August 2012 12:36:41AM 1 point [-]

It's great that you knew, but that combination of characters is normally interpreted differently, so paper-machine has saved me from storing an incorrect memory (as I'm skimming this thread and not reading every link)...