23 September 2004
hassan sabbah and derrida, up a mountain, k-i-s-s-i-n-g
The nice man at pas au-delà achieved what I failed to do, and actually instigated a discussion about Iran and blogging on the basis of Masserat Amir-Ebrahimi's article - thanks for that, and thank you Masserat for such interesting conversation and kindness during my stay.
And, good, someone who does think that insomnia possesses ontological import, unlike you bunch of cynic-chemico-heathens, who just get stoned or whatever (you're all schizophrenics, it's just self-medication, y'know. Just like those who drink tons, it's just impersonal drives, there is no fricking escape. You can bet your bottom Sartre-dollar that my students are so glad I'm the one who teaches them existentialism).
But, really, widespread alcohol allergy is the reason why China is the future - we islanders are sot-slugs with no long-term ambition and a strong tendency to hang-over. The Chinese, on the other hand, often can't take their drink (centuries of drinking tea, rather than fermented crap)...a much better gene pool for a stable, disciplined work-force, primed for world-domination! And why does Zizek never talk about China? (please someone correct me here).
The massive obesity ting in Britain is, I think, a happy "coincidence" for the powers that be (conspiracy! conspiracy!). Having recently watched the fantastic and utterly thrilling film about Chavez and the coups, was struck by the necessity for physical fitness in the face of imminent revolution - what hope do you have of outwitting the army if you can't run more than 100 meters? Even if 'health' is yet another form of fascism (oh blah blah), it seems clear that one has a duty to the revolution to be capable of at least some degree of athleticism.
All hail the speedy, sleek, swarms of the near future! (How else to outrun the present....)
