The German philosopher speaks out about the careless assumptions that permeate his country.
So, what do you think? Do you think that if America tightened its social policies a bit and imposed some speech restrictions on university graduates, the racial problems there would disappear in an instant? Do you think that if the French government pumped more EU funds into the Paris suburbs, that collective aggression would melt like snow in the sun? Do you think Israel's Arab neighbors… no? Ah. But what about a war between Russia and Ukraine? Why is our media suddenly at war? Where did the change of heart come from?
I see you're ignoring this. At least it's something. But anyway, do you really believe that you can neatly catalogue solutions to the world's problems and that those in power in those countries are too stupid, irresponsible, arrogant, or too “right-wing” to implement these very simple plans? Do you really? You see, that's very German. Don't get me wrong. I don't want to upset you, but you're missing a piece of this world puzzle, a tiny piece that, when pointed out, elicits only a disdainful shrug. You don't understand powerNo, it's not what you think. I know you. Love Power: All you want is to exercise power. Good reasonwhat else is there? To use your favorite word, nothing but the lust for power. What could be more despicable than that?
Look, this is what I want to say. They don't understand that power is an autonomous element. They don't want to understand that power follows its own laws and cannot be reduced to good or evil or to the personality disorders of its leaders. Let's talk about the state. The state. have Not only power, Express Let me express it according to the general rules of this expression. It doesn't really matter who is the head of state. If a good person, ready to use all means of power at his disposal for his ends (which of course must be ends for humanity, since all good ends are of this nature), becomes head of state, he is endangering the existence of that state. Why? Because fellow players of competing states play the game differently. Do you get it? No? You don't get it.
It doesn't have to be a cause. Does the phrase “Faithless Albion” mean anything to you? Is it the shock that shook the German leaders to their core in the summer of 1914, when Britain sided with France and Russia and declared war on the German Empire? No? Too bad. So, back to your story after all? Well, well. Where did that shock come from? Very simple. It was an ideology that was in vogue among the German ruling class at the time. And Germany was not the only country influenced by it. It was the idea that three races, Romance, Germanic and Slavic, were competing for supremacy in Europe, which dominated the world at that time. Do you understand? Britain was DEAR traitorThat is how it appeared in the imagination of the scientifically educated German ruling class.
Ah, yes, they had Darwin in mind. They were not servile racists, but enlightened people who fantasized that they knew what the world was. What they did not know was that they were paying homage to a scientific delusion. They were as unaware of this as the Pan-Slavists in the East. They managed to build the largest national prison in history, based on an ideology born from the mind of one man. German philosopherAbsolutely! Do you think all these people were convinced that they were working for evil purposes? You'd be a bit crazy to believe that!
Of course, today Putin traitorHe was on his own A peaceful continent Turning Europe into a boiling cauldron. Why? NATO A Mission of Peace On Russia's western border? correct An interpretation that should not have existed since 1945. Again, if we ignore this aspect of the display of national power, its sphere of influence, or, militarily speaking, its sphere of influence, we understand nothing of history. Tilt? I just wanted to have some fun Regime change For neighboring countries, I never have What happened to our Western partners? Or was it because we couldn’t bribe the Ukrainian leader to go along with his idea of becoming a prosperous neighbor? Speaking of bribes… anyway, Good reason The ends justify the means. Death on the battlefield or Vaccination side effects. A good cause is one in which questions of power are raised and yet the questions remain unmentioned and invisible.
The world, so long as it remains economically viable to enjoy this luxury, is experiencing a new onslaught. Bona fide purpose Now, it is state-Or, from a slightly different perspective, International Community“Climate goals” decided when no one was paying attention. reason Towards a Great Reset or lever It will happen.
Yes, there is a difference. In the former scenario, biological The need for a transition to a new economic model. In the latter, we are setting off on a long march to the next paradise of humanity without any convincing arguments based on proven ideological practices. Monetary system (For a moment) Previous attempts in this field have always ended in disaster and hell, but we are seeing countries that can afford it, who are good patent partners, quietly and gently moving away from this field. Bona fide purposeTo them, they are merely playing cards in the age-old game of power playing against itself, not because any individual player craves power, but because power is teeth Power.
What was and still is the reason why the elites transformed Western, Northern and Central Europe into immigration zones since the 1990s, even to the point of ignominiously denying the cultural identity of the countries to that end? Nobody knows. They are not willing to explain. Perhaps could not It can’t even explain itself without resorting to dachshunds. The EU is a perfect machine for accumulating power, and it has become so adept at this that it knows how to relegate any alternative ideas to the fringes of legitimate debate and rebel member states to grumbling bystanders.
There are too many stakeholders in a “project” the size of Brussels for a one-size-fits-all approach. They all have one thing in common: they all benefit, in their own way, in their own areas, from the overall direction. Power structures guarantee their existence and their interests. And if that's not reason enough to work towards making it happen, teethThere is no concern about the impact on others, especially if they are no longer in the equation only as “service providers” or “workers”. this A project? Probably just a faded idea. Ordo Liberal or Saviour of the WestIt is always guaranteed to receive polite applause from an educated audience.
Historically, this lust for power doesn’t begin when some head of state or some international league is overthrown. It begins deep in a slum or a migrant neighborhood, in an alternative scene that slowly builds over time and gains the upper hand through unlikely coincidences. But it has long been known that the struggle for power (in its most primitive form as riots) doesn’t begin at the proverbial nadir of misery (when social injustices scream loudest), but when the muscles are already flexed and the economic upswing is gradually being felt. The struggle for power begins when a gap opens between actual and expected success, when there is reason to hope. There is something exuberant about hope. Appetite is stimulated by eatingThere's a German proverb that goes:
Certainly, there will always be people whose greatest desire is to get ahead without being noticed. IntegrateAs the saying goes, there will always be those for whom the power issue is the other way around: them or us. They are You can claim the present as yours, but let's take the future for ourselves! Lenin ended up sitting in Zurich as an old European memory.
Today, his spiritual heirs sit all over the world, nurturing the most outlandish visions. They're not sitting on packed suitcases. That only makes them stand out. They're literally sitting on ExpectationsOf course, not all of them have the power to explode in the near future. But taken together, they are an explosive mixture, by which even the most exaggerated carbon dioxide fears pale. And no, I'm not talking about identity politics, the plaything of minions. I'm talking about power.
