I need the help of #mastodon #philosophers.

Why the f*** would #Putin try to coopt the legacy of Immanuel #Kant?

It's probably not a serious question. Maybe it's just a silly immature dunk on #Germany / #German pride. Or maybe there's something darker in Kant's writings that #Russia thinks supports recent #Russian behavior (I have no reason to believe there is, I'm just openly musing).

Either way it's certainly a bizarre new front in the conflict: #philosophy war.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/german-chancellor-accuses-putin-of-misusing-philosopher-immanuel-kants-teachings/articleshow/109561696.cms

German Chancellor accuses Putin of misusing philosopher Immanuel Kant's teachings

Europe News: German Chancellor Scholz criticizes Putin for misrepresenting Kant's ideas, contrasting Kant's peace principles with Russia's actions in Ukraine, desp

^{TOI World Desk (Times Of India)}

Rachel Maddow : Russian Media Tries To Fake American Diplomats, Trump Desperate Money Deals Etc Al

A lot has been going on over the 4 days I took off from a lot of the news....

Russian Fake American Media, Trump National Security Threat etc al

#News #Maddow #Trump #Russia #Putin #FakeRussianAmericanMedia #TikTok

'Everything's for sale': Trump's TikTok flip-flop follows disturbing pattern

Rachel Maddow looks at examples of Donald Trump completely reversing a strongly stated opinion at a time that appears to coincide with a donation or other financial incentive, a situation that is not likely to change given Trump's transactional natur…

^{MSNBC.com (MSNBC)}

Ukraine: Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike

Ukraine: Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with missile strike

Boris Johnson says he had an "extraordinary" call with President Putin before the Ukraine invasion.

^{By James Landale, diplomatic correspondent, & William McLennan (BBC News)}