energy. He "studied communism" for 20 years by being really mad at the USSR, collecting memorabilia of the USSR, naming his daughter after Gorbachev, and reading nothing about communism except maybe the manifesto.
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Jordan Peepeeson scim-read the manifesto before the Zizek debate, and I say scim-read (mind you, this is a pamphlet) because JP here tried to be picky about Marx not taking into consideration certain things as if the manifesto is the only work of Marx where all communist thought is summed up. JP also wrote "A Conservative Manifesto" thinking he's the Anti-Marx or some shit, which... he probably is to be honest because Marx was incredibly well read compared to this grifter.
In 1981, Americans thought the Soviet Union was an Evil Empire that would battle the US for eternity.
In 1991, Americans thought the USSR's collapse was inevitable and obvious while questioning only why it didn't happen sooner.
"Before a revolution happens, it is perceived as impossible; after it happens, it is seen as having been inevitable."
well, counterrevolution in this case