What is much more needed than the demonisation of the terrorists - TopicsExpress



          

What is much more needed than the demonisation of the terrorists into heroic suicidal fanatics is a debunking of this demonic myth. Long ago Friedrich Nietzsche perceived how Western civilisation was moving in the direction of the Last Man, an apathetic creature with no great passion or commitment. Unable to dream, tired of life, he takes no risks, seeking only comfort and security, an expression of tolerance with one another [...]. [...] The recent vicissitudes of Muslim fundamentalism confirm Walter Benjamins old insight that “every rise of Fascism bears witness to a failed revolution”: the rise of Fascism is the Left’s failure, but simultaneously a proof that there was a revolutionary potential, dissatisfaction, which the Left was not able to mobilize. [...]
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:38:58 +0000

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