September 17, 2004
KERRY'S NEW CAMPAIGN ADVISOR:
Nietzsche maxims (Pejman Yousefzadeh)
Siding against oneself.--Our adherents never forgive us if we take sides against ourselves: for in their eyes this means not only rejecting their love but also exposing their intelligence.
--Nietzsche, Mixed Opinions And Maxims (1879), 309
Day late, dollar short.
Posted by Paul Jaminet at September 17, 2004 8:51 AM
Comments
Kerry seems to have forgotten one of Nietzsche's best maxims, about staring into the abyss.
I have heard several commentators talk about Kerry and his demons from Vietnam. It seems they do have him in their grip. Perhaps his flip-flopping and nuancing and weather-vaning merely reflects their multiple nature. Perhaps his name should be Legion.
Al Gore went fully nuts after losing the election in 2000. Kerry is doing it prior to losing in 2004.
Posted by: jim hamlen at September 18, 2004 12:15 AM