Re: Howard Dean: The Wolf in Sheeps Clothes

On Thursday 28 August 2003 6:44 am, Andreas Pour wrote:
> Daniel Cassidy wrote:
> > On Thursday 28 August 2003 4:23 am, Andreas Pour wrote:
> > > "Timothy R. Butler" wrote:
> > > >   I do think he had at least one admirable remark: his longterm
> > > > dedication to Iraq. What is overlooked in these commentaries is that
> > > > it would be dangerous to leave Iraq now. Before a powerful -- and to
> > > > use one of your favorite words - -- facist government ruled Iraq
> > > > keeping things focused on the national interest.
> > >
> > > Actually I think the term is Stalinist, but since Communism and Fascism
> > > are but two apparitions of the same Empire - one derived from
> > > Nietzsche, the other from Weishaupt, but both funded by the same
> > > organizations - the difference is relatively slight.
> >
> > Umm, I am puzzled by the fact that there appears to be repeated reference
> > to Nietzsche as the 'father of fascism' here, given that it seems to be
> > generally accepted that Nietzsche was selectively misquoted to support
> > Nazism, and, as far as I am aware, had nothing whatsoever to do with the
> > rise of Mussolini.
>
> First of all, I should note there are aspects of Nietzsche I like very
> much[1], even though it is true I could never finish a book of his b/c
> there are parts of it I dislike, or which completely bore me (he tends to
> interject pearls of genius sparingly into interminably long narratives),
> very much (OTOH his eclectic genius makes for some of the finest
> collections of individual quotes!, though not if you are religious ;-)[2]).

Amusingly, I sent that mail accidentally :). I meant to delete it after 
actually doing a little more research. I do agree with everything you say 
here.

> [2] Quotes the religious adherents will not like so much:

My favourites :P

-- 
Dan.

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