"But Rousseau — to what did he really want to return? Rousseau, this first modern man, idealist and rabble in one person — one who needed moral 'dignity' to be able to stand his own sight, sick with unbridled vanity and unbridled self-contempt. This miscarriage, couched on the threshold of modern times, also wanted a 'return to nature'; to ask this once more, to what did Rousseau want to return? I still hate Rousseau in the French Revolution: it is the world-historical expression of this duality of idealist and rabble. The bloody farce which became an aspect of the Revolution, its 'immorality,' is of little concern to me: what I hate is its Rousseauan morality — the so-called 'truths' of the Revolution through which it still works and attracts everything shallow and mediocre. The doctrine of equality! There is no more poisonous poison anywhere: for it seems to be preached by justice itself, whereas it really is the termination of justice. 'Equal to the equal, unequal to the unequal' — that would be the true slogan of justice; and also its corollary: 'Never make equal what is unequal.'"
- Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols
This episode is essentially a supplement to Chestnuts vs Golden Toilets (episode 6), in which we further elaborate on some of the ideas developed there, provide additional examples, make some jokes at Rousseau's expense, and hit some points harder that we didn't think we hit hard enough on the first go-around. Joel also does a better job pretending to give everyone a more sincere thanks for listening. Tyler has a long brain fart and repeatedly says "reprise" instead of "requite".
Link to mentioned video of New York DA pulled over for speeding - this is really a must watch:
