Bradley Oct 10, 2010

it was ok 's review

This book is hippie nonsense with - "the far more reaching goal of respecting cultural practices of a minority as something socially valuable in itself - as a social good."



Even Neo-Nazi's? Should we respect the cultural values of a group that possesses no mutual respect for other groups? Get real. Fascism is real. The Hardt book on Deleuze was too anarchical (All Critique is violent) and this book is too Kantian "All people are inherently rational, capable of deciding for themselves, and full of moral conviction" - Is there really anyone doing philosophy these days that is down to earth? In touch with how totally berserk the 'demos' has become? Should we really respect the irrational beliefs of religious cults and fanatics? No. Just another bourgie Leftist 'everything will work out in the end if we all work together' crap-fest. But then again, books like this give me hope - then again, hope is dangerous because it constitutes a political dream that is still as of yet unfulfilled. Time to pick up some Machiavelli.