Philosophy and the KGB
“There is no happiness in life,” Putin said in a press conference after discussions with Biden. “There is only a mirage on the horizon. So cherish that."
Was he just depressed after talking to Biden or is that how the leader of one of the nuclear powers thinks? Some countries have leaders that actually direct social thinking, or embody the social thought of the land. So Putin's view of life is nihilistic, hopeless, and without reward. Simple happiness is a fantasy. But the little people should cherish it when they are fortunate enough to come across it and be deceived.
So is he a spokesman for the Russian people? Or does he hope to infuse the Russian people with a depressing insight they have not yet realized?
The idea of hopeless, unhappy people who think that happiness is a self-deceiving placebo sitting around in the UN trying to make decisions for all of us sounds really great to me.
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