That he is a philosopher and not a political leader is pretty obvious, but he is to some extent "trotted out" because he is edgey and has like a picture of Mao or something.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS_Lzo4S8lA

To me he seems like a smart version of Jordan Peterson. I am sure he makes valuable contributions to his obscure field of study, but I don't see what he offers the leftist politcal movement more broadly aside from a lot of headaches and confusion.