The Call of the Political Void

• L'appel du vide -- the call of the void; or as Nietzsche says, "If you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze back at you" 
• A mimetic theory interpretation of the call of the void: inflamed (rather than mortified) desire leads to sadomasochism, leads to an urge to dash ourselves before the terrible and awesome model-obstacle
• Call of the void in romantic pursuit and poverty (forgot to discuss existentialism and atheism)
• Call of the void leading to  political and ethnic self-harm