Alexandr Dugin's absurd mysticism, or why sounding deep does not make you wise
Alexandr Dugin's absurd mysticism, or why sounding deep does not make you wise
Or why sounding deep does not make you wise
Thank you for your service. I find having to point out the obvious vacuity of mystical grifters like Alexandr Dugin and Deepak Chopra demoralizing.
Sometimes it is fun to read what an AI can do to mimic him.
Dugin portrays himself and his "new" ideology (really just banal conservatism, there is nothing original about it) as the antithesis to western liberalism. But in fact he and the liberals are very much alike, in that they are both rooted in idealism and sharing a rejection of materialism and scientific analysis.
He is neither the profound, world-changing thinker he and his fans like to think he is, nor is he the scary boogieman, the epitome of all that is evil, or the "Rasputin behind the tsar's throne" as the West likes to portray him. And if it wasn't for Ukraine's terrorist attack on him he would still remain an insignificant and obscure figure in Russia to this day.
In short he is not worth our time. The things he gets right about geopolitics - and yes he does say some correct things that liberals refuse to acknowledge, it's part of why he has the appeal that he does, to a certain niche audience - are extremely obvious and have been pointed out many times before by other more serious people without having to appeal to "eschatology" or other such magical thinking.
Dugin portrays himself and his "new" ideology (really just banal conservatism, there is nothing original about it) as the antithesis to western liberalism. But in fact he and the liberals are very much alike
This is what WangHui, Zizek's Archenemy, said about Dugin too
Of course he’s a liberal lol. In fact, only Western liberals take him seriously.
Here, watch a clip of Dugin sharing the same round table with Anthony Blinken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA5a8naNhC8
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
His ideology is anti-Marxist Leninist Philistinism with Black Hundredth and Zizek characteristics
So, a semi-ordinary christochauvinist.
What's wrong with zizek, I thought he was pretty good with him being an influence on spivak and all.
Here are some of his hot takes... https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/02/capitalisms-court-jester-slavoj-zizek/
"The least we owe Ukraine is full support, and to do this we need a stronger Nato"
With people like this and with Jordan Peterson, it's important to reframe what they are saying to see if it actually holds water. I like to imagine it is coming out of a full of shit mate at the pub, who always being a dumbass, if it still sounds reasonable coming out of someone like that, it's probably ok. If it sounds like every other bullshit "nah, mate, this one trick will fix your whole life, honest this time, I swear!" then it is probably bullshit.
Forgive me if I sound racist, but I get suspicious every time I see a bunch of old white guys in a room. They are usually up to no good.
Can't be racist against white people, you're good 👍🏿
If they are involved in politics its even more reason to be suspicious.