|
November 19, 2005
A pound of nihilism eases ism digestion . . .
In a comment below, I used the term "NeoNihilism" to describe an emerging (if unacknowledged) coalition between left wing deconstructionists and certain fringe thinkers on the right. Shortly before 9/11, my dark side envisioned a revival of that marvelous Nihilist thinker, poet Ezra Pound. I even composed a musical montage for the avatar of our future, and the next thing I knew, the Twin Towers were struck, and I had to forget my lovely idea. Things -- old fashioned things like patriotism -- interfered. But the future of nihilism's starting to look bright again. All hail the Helmsman! MORE: In unrelated news, Zarqawi is sowwy. That's right; Michael Moore's patriot apologized: "People of Jordan, we did not undertake to blow up any wedding parties," he said. "For those Muslims who were killed, we ask God to show them mercy, for they were not targets. We did not and will not think for one moment to target them even if they were people of immorality and debauchery."He's also threatened to behead King Abdullah, but he's full of love anyway: "Your star is fading," Zarqawi said, referring to the king. "You will not escape your fate, you descendant of traitors. We will be able to reach your head and chop it off." Oh well. Must have an artistic temperament. Ezra would approve. Let's bring him more up to date: AND MORE: Hey, I see that that Beretta guy owes $30 million for killing his wife. If he just could go and capture Zarqawi, he'd only be short $5 million. (A mere pound of flesh.) AND MORE: At Least Ezra Pound was Nuts, says James Lileks. Since when has a little thing like that been a bar to hero status? posted by Eric on 11.19.05 at 09:38 AM |
|
March 2007
WORLD-WIDE CALENDAR
Search the Site
E-mail
Classics To Go
Archives
March 2007
February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 May 2002 See more archives here Old (Blogspot) archives
Recent Entries
War For Profit
How trying to prevent genocide becomes genocide I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight Wind Boom Isaiah Washington, victim Hippie Shirts A cunning exercise in liberation linguistics? Sometimes unprincipled demagogues are better than principled activists PETA agrees -- with me! The high pitched squeal of small carbon footprints
Links
Site Credits
|
|
Ezra Pound. Hmmm.... A great poet, in the ranks of T. S. Eliot, e.e. cummings, and others of that time. He was an admirer of the ancient Egyptians.
Unfortunately, he was or turned Nazi, went over to Europe during the War, and broadcast for the Axis, as did Lord Haw-Haw, Axis Sally, and Tokyo Rose. And like Hanoi Jsne Fonda, Hanoi John Kerry, and Lord Pork Pork. An act of treason, in other words, for which he should have been prosecuted. Whenever I think of Ezra Pound, I always think of that picture of him stepping off the boat in Italy, his arm stretched out, "heiling". Tragic.
As he hated Jews, I'll say this: He should not have continued to call himself Ezra. I almost think there ought to be a law that Jew-haters should not be allowed to have Jewish names, names from the Bible. Joseph Paul Goebbels, Benjamin Nathaniel Smith, etc..
I have to say I prefer Ezra Taft Benson.