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Cartesian philosopher contests Trump’s claim that conversations could be “perfect”
We asked him why, and with what import for the upcoming election/insurrection
As the world gets ready for the US election and ensuing violences, Rogue Cartesian philosopher Monsieur Nudip has once again amde the news this day, by contesting the hallowed philosophy-politics distinction by weighing in on contemporary political content.
Readers of this outlet may be familiar with the rogue Cartesian (nb. a follower of the philosophy of Rene Descartes) from his bizarre claim that singer Taylor Swift may in fact be the malicious demon from Meditations on First Philosophy (meditation II, for afficianados).
But Nudip is in trouble this week for contesting President Trump’s claims that his conversations with the Ukrainean President — in which he tried to make US aid contingent on dirt on his political foes (the “perfect conversation” for which he was impeached a first time) — as well as his conversation with a Georgian state official asking for 11, 780 votes, were “perfect…