I don't begrudge a defense. He is a BS artist peddling a kind of pop philosophy designed to titillate and seduce. I mean that literally. I am familiar with his work. He has said a lot of things about communism. He is no Solzhenitsyn. The English language Wikipedia entry for Žižek is most unkind (and deserved if you ask me).

My critique, which was a valid form of ad hominem, is that the dude has never done manual labor. It's obvious.

But, Rikard, you are a thoughtful and intelligent commenter. Your remarks go to Gato's treatment, and I don't begrudge the comment or its placement.