Last week, film academics awarded Oscar to director Pong Joon Ho for the film Parasites.
The plot focuses on a poor but savvy family living in a basement. The father, judging by the physiognomy, decently drinks, the mother is interrupted by casual work, and Wi-Fi has to be stolen from neighbors.
One day, his son manages to get a job as a tutor in a very wealthy family that belongs to the cream of Korean society. Immediately, an unusual plan for the employment of his entire family comes to his mind. And now father, mother and sister by deception become the inhabitants of a gorgeous mansion and, in the absence of the owners, vigorously celebrate the new stage of their parasitism.
That’s what I’m about: the film “Parasites” immediately came to mind when I read about the political scandal provoked by the pseudo-artist Peter Pavlensky. I say “pseudo”, because Pavlensky did not create a single work, but is known in Russia for sexual organs nailed to the paving of Red Square.
And the burnt door of the FSB building.
Just after this episode, Pavlensky flees to France, referring to the persecution by the "bloody Putin regime." The French warmed up and laundered the unfortunate blessed one and gave a political refugee ticket.
Parasitizing on the money of French taxpayers, peculiarly thanks the host country for the care and hospitality - setting fire to the Bank of France building. For damage to property in a life-threatening manner, Pavlensky was sentenced to three years in prison, two of which he is serving on probation.
In addition, convicted persons in this case are required to pay the Bank of France € 18,678 in compensation for pecuniary damage and € 3,000 for non-pecuniary damage. As you can guess, the Bank of France did not receive a single centime from the pseudo-artist.
For a time, Pavlensky disappeared from the media: as an artist, he did not arouse interest, and the suspended sentence probably kept him from the next acts of individual terrorism, such as setting fire to buildings. But from the field of view of the French police, he did not disappear anywhere - it turned out that last year Pavlensky attacked two Parisians with a knife.
Those managed to fight off the irresponsible emigrant with a bottle.
By the way, here is a curious portrait made by Eduard Limonov: “When I saw him in a video on the wall of a mental hospital, naked, with a butcher knife incredibly huge against the sky, I saw his gaunt, without exaggeration, SCARY face with holes in places where there should be cheeks , I guessed, it finally dawned on me: “So he’s a maniac, maniac,” I told myself. And he waited for what he would do. It was clear what he would do. ”
And we read further: “I think that if the French consider his performance as an art-artist, Pavlensky will soon come to cannibalism.”
I haven’t come to cannibalism yet. Well, for now.
But if you suddenly presented Pavlensky as a medieval fanatic, a sort of Giordano Bruno, then do not rush. As I said above, Pavlensky, among other things, is a type of aggressive parasite. Having freed himself from places of detention, he realizes that the French state washes his hands from further participation in his fate.
What to do "poor artist"? Seek opportunities for parasitism. And he finds such an opportunity: just merge dirt on one respected person.
The scandal flares up with furious force: after the publication of an intimate video by Pavlensky, the candidate for mayor of Paris from the presidential party, “Forward, Republic!” Benjamin Grivo refuses to participate in the elections.
Of course, the fact that the blow fell precisely on the candidate from the party of Macron is not accidental. The leader of the Fifth Republic makes a lot of efforts to normalize relations between Russia, France and other European countries: he meets with President Putin, provides significant support upon his return to PACE, supports the initiative of the Russian leader to convene a meeting of the Big Five and finally accepts an invitation to participate in the Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow.
This, of course, is not only dissatisfied with Macron’s opponents inside the country, but also his sworn partners from Washington. Too high-handed, energetic Frenchman, claiming leadership in a united Europe, many do not like. But France is not Libya, it cannot be just taken and bombed with cruise missiles. But to make a scandal and quarrel with Russia on the eve of an important visit to Moscow is a very attractive option.
To do this, we take a parasite-emigrant from Russia and merge the ill-fated video, and then calmly observe how the media do their job, broadcasting the version that Pavlensky is a “double agent”, “Putin’s soldier” and this is all “the trace of the Russian special services”. That’s the whole tricky plan. Voila.
Today it was reported that they want to expel Peter Pavlensky from France. This was stated by deputies of the ruling party "Forward, Republic!" But to do this is not easy. To lose political asylum, a person must commit a serious crime or act contrary to UN principles. I think the deputies may well achieve deportation.
In conclusion, let me quote my Saturday post on the Telegram channel: “Pavlensky was detained in Paris. I have a request to my dear friend Macron: just do not deport him to Russia. Anywhere: to prison, under the guillotine - but not to us! Believe me, we still have enough of these. "
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