Pacifism is the wrong response to the war in Ukraine

This is S. Zizek's two cents on the conflict.

I pick one of the concluding remarks: "Ukraine fights for European values against the non-European authoritarians"

How can a philosopher make statements at a level of elementary school children; false dichotomies, the personification (anthropocentrification ) of countries, groups or collectives (?) to list few transgressions against soundness by S. Z.

In my view (as a piece) surprisingly feeble minded, unbalanced and inconsistent (in all three coordinates of an argument: logos, ethos, and pathos). [Despite some agreeable statements such as to treat all 'war-criminals' by the same standard, it still does not correct the crocked argument as a whole].

If he wants to stand purely on ethos because he views himself and "his" world a certain specialized way, it is his right. If you justify the enemy as totally evil and totally unappeasable then the logic necessitates conclusion of total elimination, total war. But it also leads to totally and hopelessly unrealistic goals, which itself will lead to frustration. In his message he also reveals himself as a typical elitist, for he does not intend to bear any responsibility and costs/sacrifice for what he is advocating. In short, I reject this S. Zizek's argument and the entire message as a concept in its totality (for the same idiotic argumentation can be used by the adversary on his side just flipping the sign; getting us exactly to the situation where we are).

This world is not linear and binary, neither heroes nor villains are pure, and we are all caught in and the product of our histories and limitations. Opposing interests are the norm and we have to always bargain and negotiate. Accept that errors and incompetencies are the norm, refrain from paranoid narratives more coherent than the world itself is (and as a matter of fact can be).

"Peace is not the answer," declared a philosopher.