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Re: What is Politics?

October 11th, 2018, 2:58 pm

I would rather prefer someone like Bertrand Russell. Henri-Georges Levy will not do, he's a plain idiot, while Russell was a sophisticated idiot. Maybe Peter Sloterdijk?
yes, I have Sloterdijk's book in German. Will the Mensch survive?
 
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Re: What is Politics?

October 11th, 2018, 8:06 pm

I would rather prefer someone like Bertrand Russell. Henri-Georges Levy will not do, he's a plain idiot, while Russell was a sophisticated idiot. Maybe Peter Sloterdijk?
#namedropping
 
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Re: What is Politics?

October 12th, 2018, 9:58 am

I would rather prefer someone like Bertrand Russell. Henri-Georges Levy will not do, he's a plain idiot, while Russell was a sophisticated idiot. Maybe Peter Sloterdijk?
#namedropping
Don't overdo it,
 
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Re: What is Politics?

October 12th, 2018, 12:57 pm

Exactly.