Russel*s Philosophy Lesson

I was conflicted this morning. I wanted to write about the fact that Lars von Trier’s new movie “Nymphomaniac” has the length of 5 hours (think “Ben Hur”, but next time.) I got distracted by Russell Brand. From today on we can consider him as one of the first show business philosophers, that are capable to watch the “system” from outside and from within. If you have that ability, it makes you very strong. (We talked about the yoga legs…) This is what Russell wrote in the GUARDIAN at the end of the article about the nazi night…

I don’t know. I do have some good principles picked up that night that are generally applicable: the glamour and the glitz isn’t real, the party isn’t real, you have a much better time mucking around trying to make your mates laugh. I suppose that’s obvious. We all know it, we already know all the important stuff, like: don’t trust politicians, don’t trust big business and don’t trust the media. Trust your own heart and each another. When you take a breath and look away from the spectacle it’s amazing how absurd it seems when you look back.