Obama is Nietzschean

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Tuesday March 25, 2008 · 9:41 PM PDT

2008/03/25 · 21:41

For many years, the United States has been suffering from political nihilism -- disbelief in its institutions.

I have seen political nihilism in various countries around the world. It manifests itself as a form of futility, the feeling that one cannot recover from what is ailing the people.

Two common results occur. The people either find escape from themselves by embracing the mundane or they lash out in frustration against others. In Muslim countries, the mundane is an unhealthy obsession with the arcane points of Islamic jurisprudence, and the frustration is directed towards America, Israel and women. In the American context, the mundane is an unhealthy obsession with meaningless celebrities, and frustration is directed towards Iraq, Iran and women.

How are we to clamber out of our psychological doldrums? What is the best way to push back against our political nihilism?

The answer is to vote for Barack Obama.

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Thursday August 24, 2006 · 9:31 AM PDT

2006/08/24 · 09:31

In 2000, the American-Muslim community bloc-endorsed Republicans b/c Bush promised a repeal of the Secret Evidence Act. At that time I thought this was a mistake. Especially since black-Muslims (as opposed to immigrant Muslims), stuck with the Democrats. [Some of the largely Arab Immigrant Muslim leadership felt that Liberman was going to be more pro-Israel than any Republican - so that was an issue as well]. Needless to say, the younger generation of American Muslim (immigrants) thought the bloc-vote was wrong and expressed their contempt by voting for Nader. In the end, nothing good came out of it. Professor Sami Al-Arian, formerly one of the most active of the immigrant Muslims in the Bush camp, ended up with the entire DOJ going after him. Not only that, but his son was thrown out of a meeting with Karl Rove due to "security concerns." But even aside from him, the single Muslim aide in the White House was dismissed after 9/11. Read More

In Defense of Zidane

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Monday July 10, 2006 · 12:41 PM PDT

2006/07/10 · 12:41

There are reports that it was a racial slur. The UK Daily Mirror says the slur was "Arab Terrorist." Materrazi, the 'victim' in this episode, obviously instigated Zidane, of the specifics we have no idea. In the past, Zidane has been taunted both for his French citizenship (by a Saudi) and for his religion. He received red-cards for his retaliation both of those times. Materrrazi's father "managed the notoriously right-wing, racist Italian club S.S. Lazio. In 2000, England players received racist threats and chants from Lazio fans and Lazio players had even, until recently, openly used the fascist stiff-arm salute at games." Read More

Philosophic Thoughts on Libertarian Democrats

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Tuesday June 27, 2006 · 1:47 PM PDT

2006/06/27 · 13:47

I find Kos' embrace of the idea very heartening. I believe in the 2nd Amendment. I believe in freedom from government (but I am also not stupid to the idea that sometimes I need the government: especially when it comes to Antitrust Laws, Securities Fraud, Food Regulation, Pharma-Regulation, so on). Basically: government should not mess with the individual; it should, however, mess with the corporation. Read More

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