Absolutely.
'Nietzsche loathed capitalism and capitalists (and the cultural and
aesthetic vulgarity he saw as their legacy) and also despised what he
called "the selfishness of the sick" (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) and the "self-interested cattle and mob" (Will to Power). What he admired was "severe self-love," the kind "most profoundly necessary for growth" (Ecce Homo). "Virtue, art, music, dance, reason, spirituality"--all the things "for whose sake it is worthwhile to live on earth" (Beyond Good and Evil)--all
demand such severe self-love, and for this reason, and this reason
only, Nietzsche wanted to disabuse those capable of such excellences of
their false consciousness about the morality of altruism.'
Not Angels' writing. Angels' syntax isn't transparent enough, prose clear or simple enough. It's here:
the usual suspect.
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It's not you're fault that your writing is too sophisticated for me, HG. Don't be put off by my lack of elegance.
Is it a coincidence that someone was having a go at poor old pop-eyed Ayn Rand yesterday?
P.S. As in: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/13/paul-ryan-ayn-rand-romney
P.S. Typo in first comment: I didn't mean "you're"; I meant "yore".
By all means, love your neighbor as yourself. But first be such as loves himself
that's another of his ...
I didn't mean neighbor, I meant ...
This (including the linked article) strikes me as a slightly-dressed-up version of the 18th Century aristocrat's disdain for "trade" in any form.
"People who make money, or want to make money, are just so, so, vulgar, don'cha think?"
&c...
Why is it only Americans who pay any heed to Ayn Rand?
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