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Syrian and Putin regimes as anomalies

Sofia Polonska
17 December, 2024 Tuesday
17:33

The coup in Syria belongs to a rare type of events. It is they, events of this kind, that are visible, manifest consequences of the work of invisible forces that block "historical deviations"

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From the point of view of rhizome (not core) systems that still preserve the "long will", memory and untouched resources of that civilization that realizes itself as a civilization in the paradigm of Plato and Kant (in the paradigm of Confucius as well), the power (broadly - leadership) of psychopathic personalities like Hitler or Putin is a deviation from the stream of history, a civilizational anomaly. Such anomalies require normalization.

The tools of normalization are diverse. Sometimes, in the early stages, a light correction is enough. Sometimes the anomaly takes on a malignant form, metastasizes. Then comes the painful era of surgery. In the modern world, this era is preceded by a "period of arguments."

The Syrian events are such an "argument," a convincing demonstration. The main thing in this argument is the absolute helplessness of the Assads and their allies. If the gardener says that the fruit is rotten, then it is rotten.

The Moscow anomaly is stubborn. It does not listen to the words of the gardeners. It does not recognize the rules. It does not listen to warnings. It listens only to its inner darkness. The hope that it will rot from within without consequences for civilization has not yet come true. Delay increases the risks. Rotting is contagious.

Therefore, anomalies demonstrate the fragility of the material that it uses for its self-affirmation and for its replication. The power of the Assad family was built on autocracy, caste egoism, corruption, and militarism. From the cult of the leader's personality, which relies on a well-fed caste of administrators, on the military and on elite special services. On a religious basis. On petrodollars. On forceful operations. On weapons of mass destruction. On demagogy and populism. On a simulacrum of elections, where 99% vote for the autocrat.

All this was concreted in Syria for 53 years. It fell apart in 12 days. The anomaly has been concreted for a quarter of a century. It will fall apart in... You can place bets.

Will the arguments make a proper impression on the anomaly? The question is still unanswered.

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About the author. Volodymyr Yeshkilev, Ukrainian writer, philosopher.

The editorial staff does not always share the opinions expressed by the authors of the blogs.

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