Kurginyan explains why there is no conceptual power in Russia

08.02.2022, Moscow.

Russia has delegated conceptual power to the West, while abandoning its own, philosopher, political scientist and the leader of the Essence of Time movement Sergey Kurginyan says in his article “Non-stop toxicity” published in the Essence of Time newspaper.

“Firstly, it [conceptual power in Russia] was forgotten in Russia. Secondly, people were tired of it. And thirdly, it has remained as an inexplicable rock, to which everything is chained, but which no one sees a need for,” he said.

According to the philosopher, such a situation was initially provoked by the fact that post-Soviet Russia sought to be dependent on the West.

“Let the West, they say, develop everything that is in the vanguard, including concepts in their quality related to power. And Russia, having long carried the burden of developing a bright communist future, can now rest and follow the vanguard role of the United States and the West,” he explained.

Then the era of pragmatics came, and the authorities were busy with distributing financial currents, resources, and with control over certain influential institutions. Kurginyan said that even having adopted a new position in relation to the West, the Russian authorities kept the previous idea of the categorical uselessness of their own vanguard role, which means that the conceptual components of power are unnecessary.

According to the philosopher, overall everything is determined by the presence or absence of this conceptual power and its content, if it exists. Only conceptual power could comprehend the challenge of the Internet, which cannot be controlled by laws and prohibitions.

Earlier, the Presidential Human Rights Council of the Russian Federation discussed the need to introduce a “toxicity” rating of certain statements on the Internet.

Kurginyan added that this does not cause him concern as an opponent of compulsory vaccination, whose opinion can allegedly be censored for several reasons. Firstly, everything that is done by Internet portals is already being regulated manually. Secondly, historical destinies are decided not by media products with ratings, but by thoughts and aspirations that can create strong communities.

Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency

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