The Ubermensch in the aisles*

by Brian Coman

As tempting as it might be, it would be vulgar and crass to suggest a direct, instrumental relationship between Nietzsche’s philosophy and toilet paper, so I will proceed in another direction and with a different sort of association.

The extraordinary scenes we have witnessed in recent weeks – video footage of muscular-looking ladies fighting over dwindling supplies of toilet paper in supermarket aisles – might cause us to reflect a little more deeply on the nature of …

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