I’m no longer pacifist, and in fact am a self-avowed pseudo-intellectual :), but William James has never been answered when he explained in ‘The Moral Equivalent of War’ that the reason we have war is because we want it war stimulates us in ways nothing else does, that if only we could find something that stimulated us as much, but in a positive sense, we’d be onto something. Dostoyevsky emphasized the inadequacy of reason, as did Evgeney Zamyatin in his dystopian novel ‘We’ (based in part on The Grand Inquisitor in Dostoyevsky’s ‘The Brother’s Karamazov’) when pointing out the square root of minus 1 cannot be solved by reason alone–it requires belief in an imaginary system of numbers to solve it). Nor is it like intellectualism (or reason) has provided an answer. It’s the same thing over and over again a senseless cycle of violence.
As for “bourgeois” (simple-minded?), it doesn’t take intellectualism to appreciate the image of a dead man with political protest signs scattered about him. Nevertheless, to address the point(s): “Total male menopausal bourgeois crap”: That’s an anti-gay insult apparently directed at Ugo Tognazzi having being in ‘La Cage aux Folles’. The Simone Signoret quote was an attempt to dismiss the November 28 comment by “Tony Williams” as it could be a troll. And the wrong word was used when copying the letter here: The Franken quote should say “As we venture to the heavens, we need to remember we still maintain an earthly hell that tarnishes any human achievement.” (not diminishes). Simone Signoret actually said to Joe (at least in the English version): “What’s wrong, you look so serious”. Pardon me, I made two mistakes in January 9 comment. It’s almost as good as the wonderful pessimist Jesus: “If it’s this way in the green wood, how will it be in the dry?” Chris Deile Laramie Love the opening line uttered by Schneider reflecting vulgar existentialism. Swiss theologian Karl Barth: “Men have never been good, they are not good and they never will be good.”īy the way, the film ‘La Califfa’ starring Romy Schneider is now available online with English subtitles. In that commentary, Schlesinger explained Niebuhr’s opposing religious (and political) absolutism, while quoting Niebuhr as a moral relativist, helpful to any struggling with religious guilt trips. Serenity Prayer author Reinhold Niebuhr’s ‘The Nature and Destiny of Man’ also came to mind, as did Arthur Schlesinger Jr.’s ‘Forgetting Reinhold Niebuhr’ (The New York Times September 18, 2005). (‘Trevor Bauer Insinuates Indians or MLB Restricted His Twitter Access Sports Illustrated March 8, 2019) Moreover, the Reds haven’t been playing African American Phillip Ervin even though he has the highest batting average on the team. The Reds were my favorite team for almost 50 years up until yesterday, as Bauer reportedly likes to tell people online he disagrees with to go kill themselves. Wasn’t it Simone Signoret who said (in ‘Room at the Top’), ….”Don’t be so serious”.īob Franken’s commentary ends: “As we venture to the heavens, we need to remember we still maintain an earthly hell that diminishes any human achievement.” (‘Human Highs and Lows’ Laramie Boomerang August 1, 2019)Īgreed outspoken Trump supporter Trevor Bauer’s being traded to the Cincinnati Reds yesterday immediately came to mind.
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