Cimbazarov [none/use name]

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  • Emerson’s philosophy appealed to me at a phase in my life since it was alot about becoming self-dependent, which I viewed as a strength. By the time I actually read him though, I went through alot of changes in consciousness (ie Marxism) and saw through his fallacious arguments (also every speech was prefaced with something like “this was spoken at a ceremony for Harvard grads” so it was making privileged people feel better about themselves)

    Thoreau also really appealed to me because I did feel “lonely among people” and thought that was just inherent in me. I think he’s a little better than Emerson though, and he did protest against the invasion of Mexico and was arrested for it iirc. Don’t know much about his views on race.

    The other American that interested me was William James. I don’t know much about his politics. I feel that pragmatism is actually what has become the status quo in America, and does alot to explain some the current ideology of the average american