Culture within the US practices a strange way of voluntary torture through methods like performance, hazing, television shows, etc. Torture functions within the military in the same way, humiliating the victim, however in this case, it is not voluntary. Zizek argues that it works on a widespread level because this is a common American practice, that Americans would antagonize and force an action out of the opponent, only to use that action as an excuse of self-defense. Then they would also argue that the treatment (torture) would be a better fate than death. Zizek says that is an especially dangerous to not worry about the "unknown knowns", the things that we allow ourselves to do but choose not to see.
1. I am about to board a plane
2. When I purchased my coffee I accidentally knocked over the half & half, but they were nice about.
3. "I don't feel like dancing" by the scissor sisters is playing throughout the airport.
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