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Having some difficulty with the meaning of words, hm?

• bigbillheck 3y ago
  You're the one who complained about fancy vocabulary.
• ajuc 3y ago
  Illyin was a russian fascist. Openly so.
  • thriftwy 3y ago
    It was during these times when a significant chunk of American establishment and some members of British royal family were not less fascist leaning than him. I understand that they're also all not vogue now, but it still has to be reminded. He moved to Switzerland before German fasicsm turned out real bad.
    • ajuc 3y ago
      That explains why he wasn't shunned by western society back then, it doesn't explain why putin rehabilitated him recently, and it certainly wouldn't explain promoting his books on hackernews (which was why I was initially confused about this whole thread on hn).
      • thriftwy 3y ago
        I'm not sure that the stuff in Ilyin's books is any worse than stuff in any philosophy books of XX century. French philosophers openly praised Mao and don't get me started on Heidegger...