I suppose that given everyone else has said something about yesterday, I should too. Not that I can think of anything particularly eloquent to say that other people haven't already.
Strange mix of emotions really. The irony is that most of us are so used to problems and disruptions on the London transport system that we kinda took it in our stride. Liverpool St was strangely quiet this morning though and a lot of shops and banks are either opening late or staying closed.
Obviously the bombs are a terrible act of terrorism and a tragedy. I am glad though that things weren't a lot worse (they easily could have been). There will be a lot of people getting on their soapboxes over the next few days but TBH I doubt anyone will be talking about the key issues that have really led to these events - namely the clash of irreconcilable cultures and the apparent (and to an extent very real) threat of Westernised capitalist imperialism to the rest of the world's way of life.
Strange mix of emotions really. The irony is that most of us are so used to problems and disruptions on the London transport system that we kinda took it in our stride. Liverpool St was strangely quiet this morning though and a lot of shops and banks are either opening late or staying closed.
Obviously the bombs are a terrible act of terrorism and a tragedy. I am glad though that things weren't a lot worse (they easily could have been). There will be a lot of people getting on their soapboxes over the next few days but TBH I doubt anyone will be talking about the key issues that have really led to these events - namely the clash of irreconcilable cultures and the apparent (and to an extent very real) threat of Westernised capitalist imperialism to the rest of the world's way of life.
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Reading people like Neitzsche leads to an almost purist nihilism. Why do anything except for anyone other than yourself? In fact why do anything at all?
Actually I always found the message to be aspirational - don't follow the herd, or the ethics of yesterday.... Instead do something original - he encouraged bravery, art, philosophy, new moral questioning. He thought Napolean was the last great man to live and really make a difference.
He said, however, don't go thinking you can say something entirely objective that will remain true for always. Be prepared to admit your work and views are subjective ("Every great philosophy hitherto has been a confession on the part of its author") and hope that someone will value it enough to reject it in the future and think of something new and better.
About the other thing. It is terrible, it truly is. And if everyone is looking for someone to blame... well - try Bush and Blair and the others in the hunt for oil who started this despicable mess....... or try 100 years ago when the west last invaded Iraq. I just hope people won't be too short sighted to see 'them' as evil and 'us' as the saviours of freedom. Cos that is a load of tosh.