Alexander Verney-Elliott

What Hannah Arendt says about a possible enmity between philosophers and politics is quite interesting. I think the defining moment in which this enmity began was with Plato and Athenian democracy, following the trial and execution of Socrates. Politics belongs to the realm of opinion (doxa). Within that realm of opinion, truth (epistēmē) cannot be attained. I'm always reminded of Leo Strauss, who argued that, in Plato's time, philosophers were regarded as unfit for political life. The only way around this problem is, once again, Platonic: to place the philosopher at the head of the city. That is why, in the Republic, Plato proposes the Kallipolis, the ideal city ruled by the Philosopher-King. But achieving this would require rebuilding the political order from the ground up. And let me tell you this, no one would truly want to see that happen.

This could definitely explain Žižek’s ties to the Soros family. And this is over a decade old. "The problem isn't some idiot in power giving you money. Take the money."