The youth get attracted to nihilism as moths get attracted to fire and the consequence of either's attraction is only destruction.
The pattern of what Alberto Moravia aptly calls Hemingway's "ingenuous nihilism" was early set, but even Hemingway could not sustain himself on nada, or on bread alone.
Most Americans find it difficult to grasp that some of the brightest and best-cared-for young are so enraged that they have opted for the nihilism of blowing up society.
Greg Sargent: Sabotage governing When a respected Beltway journalist like Chuck Todd takes note of the GOP's post-policy nihilism, folks should take notice.
July 9, 2013 - Washington Post