Friday, August 25, 2006
"Attila," says Ayn Rand, "turns men's life on earth into a living hell--the Witch Doctor tells them that it could not be otherwise." (For the New Intellectual, 1961) Rand's archetypes of evil represent the always bloody union between the "mystics of muscle" (men of force) and the "mystics of mind" (men of faith), which does seem to be a recurring theme for humankind...kings/priests...Attila the Hun/Pope Leo I...and now, Nasrallah and Ali Khamenei...described here in Amir Taheri's article on Hezbollah's Pyrrhic victory:
"Mr. Nasrallah was also criticized for his acknowledgement of Ali Khamenei as Marjaa al-Taqlid (Source of Emulation), the highest theological authority in Shiism. Highlighting his bay'aah (allegiance), Mr. Nasrallah kisses the man's hand each time they meet. Many Lebanese Shiites resent this because Mr. Khamenei, a powerful politician but a lightweight in theological terms, is not recognized as Marjaa al-Taqlid in Iran itself. The overwhelming majority of Lebanese Shiites regard Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, in Iraq, or Ayatollah Muhammad-Hussein Fadhlallah, in Beirut, as their "Source of Emulation."
Let's hope this is the last victory men like these see...oh, wait, here's another...Lest we forget Lenin, Stalin and Marx...
"Mr. Nasrallah was also criticized for his acknowledgement of Ali Khamenei as Marjaa al-Taqlid (Source of Emulation), the highest theological authority in Shiism. Highlighting his bay'aah (allegiance), Mr. Nasrallah kisses the man's hand each time they meet. Many Lebanese Shiites resent this because Mr. Khamenei, a powerful politician but a lightweight in theological terms, is not recognized as Marjaa al-Taqlid in Iran itself. The overwhelming majority of Lebanese Shiites regard Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, in Iraq, or Ayatollah Muhammad-Hussein Fadhlallah, in Beirut, as their "Source of Emulation."
Let's hope this is the last victory men like these see...oh, wait, here's another...Lest we forget Lenin, Stalin and Marx...
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