Robert Naiman wrote:
> That's certainly what many in the AIPAC crowd seem to think. There
> seems to be a "harmonic convergence" of Right and "Left" on this point
> - no point trying to do anything, because Israel is the Boss.
There's a difference between saying that Israel is the boss
("pessimism of the intellect") and saying that there's "no point in
trying to do anything" ("pessimism of the will"). Contrary to Hegel,
what's real is not rational.
Old Antonio would have preferred a different combination, i.e.,
pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will. Maybe it's
difficult, but it can be pulled off.
--
Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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