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About Me

You are a
Social Liberal
(70% permissive)

and an...
Economic Liberal
(10% permissive)

You are best described as a:
Socialist
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the owl of minerva spreads its wings at dusk...what does that mean actually?? it means that history is never complete, rather its always coming into 'being' to reference plato... the owl of minerva (godess of knoweledge) spreads its wings at dusk means literally the owl 'of history' doesnt truly fly off into the abyss until the very end... when the sun finally sets. the point is whatever appears to be reality at one specific moment... regardless of how true it may seem to be, is not necessarily the 'final reality.' reality is in constant flux. this means we should be careful of our judgements and decisions that seem 'final.' cause with more evidence or other factors, that reality may become completely altered. what does this mean for us practically??think before making any decisions you'll regret... cause once the owl of minerva spreads its wings... its gone.
An excerpt from Marcel Proust (Swann's Way, pg. 274)...
He slipped his hand upward along Odette's check; she fixed her eyes on him with that languishing and solemn air which marks the women of the old Florentine's paintings, in whose faces he had the type of hers; swimming at the brink of her fringed lids, her brilliant eyes, large and finely drawn as theirs, seemed on the verge of breaking from her face and rolling down her cheeks like two great tears. She bent her neck, as all their necks may be seen to bend, in the pagan senses as well as the scriptural. And although her attitude was doubtless, habitual and instinctive, one which she knew to be appropriate at such moments, and was careful not to forget to assume, she seemed to need all her strength to hold her face back, as though some invisible force was drawing hers towards Monsouier Swann's. And Swann it was who, before she allowed her face, as though despite her efforts, to fall upon his lips, held it back a moment longer, at a little distance, between his hands. He had intended to leave time for her mind to overtake her body's movements, to recognize the dream which she had so long cherished and to assist at its realization, like a mother invited as a spectator when a prize is given to the child she has reared and loved."
oh little odette, let me be your Swann.
Life has become the ideology of its own absence.
Theodor Adorno , Minima Moralia, 1974 "Alif, Lam, Meem. This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil). Who believe in the Unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them; And who believe in that which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and are certain of the Hereafter. These depend on guidance from their Lord. These are the successful. As for the Disbelievers, Whether thou warn them or thou warn them not it is all one for them; they believe not. Allah hath sealed their hearing and their hearts, and on their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will be an awful doom." Holy Qur'an- from Surah Al-Baqarah, Ch. 2

My Interests

Qur'an, political science, continental and analytic philosophy, baseball, football, not being crappy

I'd like to meet:

greg graffin

Music:

GUSTAV MAHLER (my favorite artist ever), Danzig, the Misfits(77-95), Black Flag Subhumans, Crass, Millencolin, NOFX, Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Dragonforce Suffocation, Bach, Wagner, John Coltrane, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Devo, System of a Down, Sepultura, Samhain, Rachmaninoff, Alban Berg, Anton Webern, Arnold Schoenberg, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, The Nosebleeds, Peter Frampton, Derek Stroh, Frank Sinatra, Strung Out, Dashboard Confessional, and other 'stuff' (punk, indie, emo, hip hop, whatever u want to call it!)

Movies:

Koyaanisquatsi, Arguing the World... Daniel Bell, Irving, Howe and Irving Kristol, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Blow, Taxi, Spanglish

Television:

Becker! this show is so awesome, i could watch it all day, seriously... i dont know why, but i love it!!! I like the Jefferson's too... why not

Books:

Proust's 'a la recherie', Dostoyevsky 'the underground man', and Arthur Koesteler's 'darkness at noon'... the strauss and cropsey anthology 'the history of political philosophy is also recommended. also frantz fanon's 'black skin, white masks and the wretched of the earth'

Current texts im investigating in the seminar im teaching in american political thought this spring; daniel bell's 'the end of ideology'; cornel west 'the cornel west reader'; richard hofstadter 'anti-intellectualism in american culture.' alexis de tocqueville's 'democracy in america'; 'american political thought 5th edition' edited by dolbeare and cummings. FUN FUN FUN!

Heroes:

The Prophet Mohammed (pbuh),Alban Berg, Gustav Mahler

My Blog

its like 110 degrees out

i feel really adjectated.. not necessarily angry at anyone in particular, but just frusterated with stuff... i need more cash... i get paid so little for all the effort i put in... its bullshit. ...
Posted by mr.joe on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:58:00 PST

living in the end times

this world is so full of ugliness and sadness it really makes me sad. Ive seen and dealt with too many awful things lately. People are truly misguided in so many ways. I would be dep...
Posted by mr.joe on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:50:00 PST

An objective look at the writings of Sayyid Qutb

Milestones and The Basic Views of the Islamic Wordview represent 2 works of the later Qutb that focus upon a return to the Qur'an and the values put forth by the prophet Mohammed (p.b.u.h.). As ...
Posted by mr.joe on Mon, 07 May 2007 08:19:00 PST

25 on the 25th

my birthday is in 3 days and i have no desire to see anyone. actually, if i could find someone to explain how to calculate the gini coefficient and how to properly find the derivitive of the lo...
Posted by mr.joe on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:00:00 PST

reality yo

i like living in the hills... cypress hills... its a good lesson in life. you see the reality of the world. cops on the street corners at night, crack pushers, junkies, dope fiends roaming...
Posted by mr.joe on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:08:00 PST

NAS- good lyrics...

...Let there be light No gangbanging in New York tonight Just murals of Biggie Smalls bigger than life Turn up the kid mic because ya'll anit listening right What's all this talk that Nas got hawked? ...
Posted by mr.joe on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:58:00 PST

a good day

indeed... a nice bounce back from an uneventful valentines day... class went well... i think im really getting close to formulating a dissertation proposal... i just need to find more sources... i cur...
Posted by mr.joe on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:47:00 PST

The Smoking Popes...

ah, bringing back memories of high school... what a great band... ill never forget me, adam, cass, kuipers, and mike maltese sitting in my blazer singing smoking popes songs driving up to harvey ...
Posted by mr.joe on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:15:00 PST

my exam is finished

4 hours 18 pages long... hopefully it meets their standards of excellence i think i made solid arguments... we'll see.... May Allah be with you!
Posted by mr.joe on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:30:00 PST

5 days...

american politics comprehensive exam!!! yay... 4 hours/2 questions.... no idea what the questions are (well, i have an idea...) i think im actually ready... im gonna pass this fucker and be one...
Posted by mr.joe on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 07:03:00 PST