File spoon-archives/nietzsche.archive/nietzsche_1998/nietzsche.9807, message 44


Date: Sun, 05 Jul 1998 22:07:20 -0500
From: Dan Dzenkowski <djdzenko-AT-students.wisc.edu>
Subject: Poisonous Spiders


Mes0075 wrote:
>But our laws were written with the individual in mind i.e the bill of rights,
>and not the mass majority (read the orginal constitution in respect to the
>ways in wich llegislation was passed and who was passing it).  Although at the
>time the mass majority still  remained a very active force , although more
>through custom then law, we have been steadly moving towards a society that
>favors the individual, I would think N. would be happy about this.  Everyman
>is given his rights as a man. And thanks to such organizations as the ACLU,
>our rights as individuals are safeguarded against our so called victors, if
>that is what you will call our goverment.(although that sounds a tad bit
>paranoid to me!)
>
>M.E. 

Nietzsche happy about the everyman??? heh heh

"I do not wish to be mixed up and confused with these preachers of equality.
For, to me justice speaks thus 'Men are not equal.'  Nor shall they become
equal! What would love of the overman be if I spoke otherwise."
Zarathustra...On the Tarantulas



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