tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post114791689901751051..comments2024-03-25T16:03:36.810-07:00Comments on The Existentialist Cowboy: Big Brother's Bad TimingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-1147974613793468342006-05-18T10:50:00.000-07:002006-05-18T10:50:00.000-07:00Probably never. Bushies will read 1984 and glean f...Probably never. Bushies will read 1984 and glean from it all the wrong lessons. It's the right wing way. Oceania, they will tell you, is a left-wing Stalinesque state. <BR/><BR/>Bush may be doing us all a great big favor. He has exposed the hypocrisy of an American right wing shibboleth: the virtue of small government. Pawing over the phone records of some tens of millions of American is anything BUT "small". <BR/><BR/>Secondly, big right wing governments are every bit as repugnant as the totalitarian left. In fact, the very term "totalitarian left" is an oxymoron. Personally, I could never see a dime's worth of difference between Hitler and Stalin. If am to be deprived of my rights to privacy, what difference does it make to me whether it is done by Hitler, Stalin, or by Bush? <BR/><BR/>If I am to be tortured, what difference does it make to me whether it is done by Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, or Bush? <BR/><BR/>If I am to be turned into a mere number, surveilled rubber stamped, and rounded up, then what difference does it make to me whether it is done by Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin ....or by Bush? <BR/><BR/>I will be so happy when Bush and all his sorry assed ilk are consigned to the dust bin of history.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-1147972058882653002006-05-18T10:07:00.000-07:002006-05-18T10:07:00.000-07:00So, when do you think Bushco will enact and enforc...So, when do you think Bushco will enact and enforce a school book ban on 1984??Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419277376891789393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-1147970643350701382006-05-18T09:44:00.000-07:002006-05-18T09:44:00.000-07:00Hey guys! You have GOT to watch this video of Al G...Hey guys! You have GOT to watch this video of Al Gore...or should I says: PRESIDENT AL GORE: <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://vierotchka.romandie.com/post/2785/15346" REL="nofollow"><B>THE REAL AL GORE STANDS UP</B></A>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-1147956886730907392006-05-18T05:54:00.000-07:002006-05-18T05:54:00.000-07:00Re: Fatladysings...yep! Bush continues to live in ...Re: Fatladysings...yep! Bush continues to live in a psychotic fantasy world. And, indeed, he <I>thinks</I> he's smart. That particular fantasy is often found among those who have wealth they haven't earned. Bush's approval ratings will continue to slide until only people who are protecting un-earned wealth will support him. These <I>faux</I> wannabe aristocrats have looked into Bush's eyes and have seen his evil, selffish soul. In other words, they have seen themselves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-1147956628925797642006-05-18T05:50:00.000-07:002006-05-18T05:50:00.000-07:00fuzzflash, indeed the entire situation surrounding...fuzzflash, indeed the entire situation surrounding Marlowe is a mystery of the first order. I am convinced Marlowe was murdered. It was not a fight over the "bill" because there was most certainly no "bill". It was a government safe house, not a tavern. Ingram, Poley, Skeres were all lower-level operatives with the possible exception of Poley who probably reported directly to Walsingham. And, even more interesting, this same cast of characters can be found in the Babbington Plot which ended with the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. <BR/><BR/>I haven't read the source you site, but will. In the meantime, I recommend <I>The Reckoning </I> by Christopher Nicholl. <BR/><BR/>Your comments about <I>1984</I> are to the point. Distributing Orwell in an accessible pop culture form is a great idea. Of course, there have been movie versions...and, oddly, I've seen none of them. I've read the book countless times and get something new with each reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598093941551759917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-1147932132418973232006-05-17T23:02:00.000-07:002006-05-17T23:02:00.000-07:00yeh, we'll have to send in Bruce Willis to get him...yeh, we'll have to send in Bruce Willis to get him out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-1147931854841230932006-05-17T22:57:00.000-07:002006-05-17T22:57:00.000-07:00"....forced to resign". R U kidding? This guy wil..."....forced to resign". R U kidding? This guy will have to be dragged out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19580203.post-1147930607606129822006-05-17T22:36:00.000-07:002006-05-17T22:36:00.000-07:00Bush, however, does not seem to grasp this. He co...Bush, however, does not seem to grasp this. He continues to live in a fantasy world of his own making. Perhaps he hasn't the wit to see the hand held directly in front of his face - but he thinks he does. And that is an ever growing problem; considering how many years we have left of ‘Eddie Haskell’s’ being in charge. At least Caesar understood ‘beware the ides of March’; he chose to ignore it, thinking he was immune – but he understood the warning. Bush understands little of the world outside his oeuvre, and doesn’t care to – which I find frightening, actually. He thinks he’s smart. He thinks he’s charming. Did you happen to catch his put down of the Australian Prime Minister? Made a joke about the man’s being bald and ugly. Really. You should have seen the look the Prime Minister shot him. And Bush laughed. Alone – but he laughed; comfortable in his own perceived superiority. His bumbling stupidity no longer amuses. That man will lead us all into rack and ruin if he’s not forced to resign, and soon – you mark my words!TFLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532885255909756360noreply@blogger.com