[lit-ideas] Phil the Creepy Nihilist.
- From: "Mike Geary" <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:13:18 -0500
Lawrence finds creeping nihilism in Phil's thought. Well, I guess so, but it
wasn't Phil what started it. It was Gershwin with his Porgy & Bess. "I got
plenty of nothing," Porgy sings celebratorily, "And nothing's plenty for me."
That's home baked nihilism if ever I smelled such. You pegged that one right,
Lawrence, Phil's been whistling Gershwin for years. Gershwin was a Jew, you
know. Not that that makes any difference. I just mention it for what it's
worth. I mean, for instance, if Gershwin had been a university professor, he
probably wouldn't have taught from a Christian perspective in his classes.
That's all I'm saying. A nihilist and an anti-Christian. No wonder the
college kids are all killing one another like crazy.
Mike Geary
when all is said and done it's time to get a gun.
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