Saturday, October 09, 2004

au revoir jacques

Jacques Derrida is dead.

Seems like I ought to have something to say...I did write my masters thesis, to some extent, in response to him. Maybe later.

And since deconstruction is the subject, there's a worthwhile article on Slate detailing Kerry's failures in the second debate. And no, it's not by a republican attack dog. It outlines the numerous openings Bush provided Kerry in the debate, and Kerry's abysmal failure to pounce on them. I must admit that I have never, not even for a second, felt the least bit inspired about Kerry. I will simply be voting against Bush. Though frankly I worry that things are so fucked up that, even should Kerry win, he's doomed to failure because of the mess he'll inheri