▁of ▁den ial , ▁so ▁central ▁to ▁Ž i ž ek ' s ▁understanding ▁of ▁mask s , ▁really ▁plays ▁a ▁quite ▁different ▁role ▁in ▁contemporary ▁post - Fre ud ian ▁society : ▁" In ▁today ' s ▁ther apy ▁culture , ▁people ▁who ▁express ▁views ▁that ▁contradict ▁our ▁own ▁are ▁often ▁told ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁' in ▁den ial '. ▁It ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁dis cred iting ▁their ▁view point , ▁or ▁shut ting ▁them ▁up ." ▁If ▁people ▁disag ree , ▁or ▁will ▁not ▁co oper ate , ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁taken ▁seriously ▁in ▁a ▁dialog ue , ▁but ▁instead ▁accused ▁of ▁having ▁a ▁psych ological ▁problem ▁which ▁stands ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁professional ▁treatment . ▁Thus , ▁a ▁diss ident ▁is ▁neutral ized ▁by ▁being ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁patient ▁who ▁is ▁" un he alth y ", ▁and ▁people ▁are ▁managed ▁according ▁to ▁psych other ape ut ic ▁concepts ▁designed ▁to ▁invalid ate ▁their ▁own ▁mean ings . ▁F ured i ▁implies ▁that ▁yesterday ' s ▁left ist ▁concepts ▁can ▁be ▁rec yc led ▁as ▁today ' s ▁tools ▁for ▁psych ological ▁manip ulation : ▁an ▁idea ▁which ▁originally ▁had ▁a ▁progress ive ▁intention ▁can ▁evol ve ▁until , ▁in ▁reality , ▁it ▁plays ▁the ▁very ▁opposite ▁role ▁– ▁even ▁although ▁( and ▁precisely ▁because ) ▁people ▁continue ▁to ▁sentiment ally ▁cher ish ▁the ▁old ▁idea . ▁The ▁point ▁is ▁not ▁simply ▁to ▁interpret ▁the ▁processes ▁by ▁which ▁opp ress ed ▁people ▁are ▁recon ci led ▁with , ▁or