Category: Philo 100
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NIO the Cucumber (Hıyar Niyazi)
Can you draw a picture of a brainless prick—a crooked cucumber—who puts his idiot daughter and idiot nephew in critical positions at the National Intelligence Office, all while parading himself everywhere as a great patriot? Meanwhile, brilliantly talented young people are completely ignored. This same idiot fabricates slanders against great people just to secure jobs…
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Noble Lie
If lying and deceit are necessary for a state’s survival in world politics, is it patriotic to lie like hell? – Muhammet Ali Zurnacı Philo-100, Philosophy Chief: The question of whether lying for the state is patriotic forces us to traverse a treacherous intersection between ethics and realpolitik. Philosophers from divergent traditions have offered starkly…
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Mirror Manipulation
Imagine a politician: he lies every day and breaks the law almost daily. But he has a dark method—he mirrors his own crimes onto the opposition. If he steals, the next day he calls the opposition ‘thieves.’ Instantly, they’re caged in a defensive position. Even though he has ruled the country for 53 uninterrupted years,…
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Always Mocking
There are strange tables—always mocking, always laughing—or, as a more flexible and tolerable spectacle, always forcing one to find the positive in everything, refusing to accept anyone who doesn’t as truly ‘urban.’ In Switzerland, in New York, in Tokyo—anywhere. The measure is subtle, known only to those who know. Only the living understand that serious…
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Which son of a bitch?
The rudeness that makes us uncomfortable is part of life. Slang, when used correctly, is almost a prerequisite for being urban. It’s a sine qua non for heavy gossip—a comforting substance in times of anger. Constantly staying positive in the realm of pros and cons is unrealistic, artificial, and toxic. In fact, in the business…