The current political climate in the United States can be summed up with this contrived example. Republican candidate: Our platform is one of job creation and innovation through support of the SexBot industry. Our tactic is two-pronged. By reducing taxes and providing incentives to sex robot manufacturers, we can create jobs and stabilize the economy. …
Category Archives: Politics
1984 Versus 2001
Needed something to explain the odd juxtaposition of possible futures and actual outcomes. Came up with this. Because in 1984, we were worried about George Orwell’s warnings of the impending arrival of Big Brother and endless war (“Ingsoc is at war with Oceania. Ingsoc has always been at war with Oceania.”), yet our space program …
Paper update and other updates
Hey folks. Not sure if I overreacted about the local newspaper’s choice of story placement (see last journal entry). I did get a reply from the editor two days later, though. Here was his response: Thanks for your email. We make these kinds of tough decisions daily, and inevitably the results trouble some of our …
Local paper nixes poxes
A friend of mine brought something to my attention yesterday. He presented to me a copy of yesterday’s Austin American-Stateman, our local newspaper, and asked me to read a few choice articles for my feedback. What I saw disturbed me. The articles themselves weren’t necessarily disturbing; it was the editorial choice of which article to …
Is gonna be ah-kay? Ah-Kay!
Don’t worry, fellow citizens. Fellow Amerrkins: Yes, our glorious war has begun. I say we needed to waste this tyrant. Needed to for a long time. Our forces are holy and righteous in the eyes of God. God believes in freedom; freedom from want. Freedom from need. Freedom from choice. Freedom from tyranny. Continue to …