| Re: A quote from _Sadism and Masochism_ by Wilhelm Stekel |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: bigfletch8bigfletch8 Date: Sep 15, 2008 17:17
On Sep 15, 5:39 pm, "Scott H" wrote:
> He also said that hate manifests as the will to power, while love manifests
> as the will to submission. This is the exact opposite of the belief I held
> during the five-month endeavor of continuous activity and good deeds I
> called "trying," a time period during which I encountered several acts of
> cruelty, including being hit by a car and made to hear a rap song that sang,
> "Stop trying," over and over.
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> Is Wilhelm Stekel trying to tell me that hate = trying, love = not trying?
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> Why can't *love* manifest itself as the will to power, i.e., the power to do
> good deeds?
There's the love of power and the power of love.
The former leads to the latter, after much scar tissue and gnashing of
teeth :-) (I was just imagining myself on the pillion of DiRossi's
Ducati ;-)
BOfL
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