Philosopher Slavoj Žižek on 'soft' fascism, AI & the effects of shamelessness in public life

Philosopher Slavoj Žižek addresses the Oxford Union about his belief that the world is moving to what he refers to as 'soft fascism' and that increased shamelessness in what is accepted publicly is emboldening leaders of the right.

Mr Žižek is a Slovenian Marxist philosopher, cultural theorist and writer. He is the International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London. His work is mainly focussed on continental philosophy and political theory.

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