[Fenhalls555]

In this particular case, not nearly enough.

[Eleutheria5]

Top ten things that Vattimo doesn't know:

1. Ass from elbow;
2. Meaning of the term "Nazi";
3. How to shoot;
4. How to shut up;
5. How to suck eggs;
6. The meaning of the Yiddish proverb א חכם ווייסט יעדער זאך וואס ער זוגט און זוגט נישט יעדער זאך וואס ער ווייסט. אבער א נער זאגט יעדער זאך וואס ער ווייסט און ווייסט נישט יעדער זאך וואס ער ווייסט*;
7. What "intellectual" means;
8. That rash words can have far reaching consequences;
9. That he will never get to live down his stupid comments;
10. That they will be all that he is ever remembered for.

Top ten things that Vattimo does know:

1. That no missiles will be hitting his house any time soon;
2. That he has a sinecure job that he is in no danger of losing;
3. That his students had better agree with him about everything if they expect a passing grade;
4. Whether or not he was paid by Hamas or a Hamas supporter to advocate murder of Jews;
5. Italian;
6. How to wipe his own ass;
7. That he will make noises about his right to free speech if the heat gets too much for him;
8. That's it. He doesn't know much.

* A wise man knows everything that he says, but doesn't say everything that he knows. A fool says everything that he knows, but doesn't know everything that he says.