from viewers like you, thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> please welcome slavoj zizek back to this program.intellectual has been called the most dangerous if i loss iffer in the west and publish published more than 20 books. he is rereleasing some this year including his 2008 text, in defense of lost causes, and lennon 2017. later this spring, always honored to have him on this program, the brilliant philosopher, slavoj zizek. how are you sir? >> i'm well. otherwise i'm in a bad mood. i'm well because i'm glad to be here. >> otherwise you're in a bad mood. i'm glad to have you here anyway. i'm going to put you in a further bad mood, maybe, i don't know. a surprise, maybe not knowing how your mind works, just before the election of donald trump, we are told that you gave an interview to channel 4 and in that interview you were asked if you were a u.s. citizen, whether or not you would vote for donald trump. you said would you. i'm quoting now, the most prominent philosopher in the world is horrified, your word, horrified at trump. but axb bright side, handing hi the keys to the oval office a

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