"We enter parliament in order to supply ourselves, in the arsenal of democracy, with its own weapons. If democracy is so stupid as to give us free tickets and salaries for this bear's work, that is its affair. We do not come as friends, nor even as neutrals. We come as enemies. As the wolf bursts into the flock, so we come."
Franz Josef Goebbels
Welcome to Idiot Nation. Come to the place where dreams go to die. Don't feel sorry for us when the gazillion dollar shit hammer hits the fan. We stupidly did this to ourselves. In a nation that was once viewed by the world as a beacon of hope, this would be the darkest of comedies were it mere fiction. But this isn't fiction, campers. This is too real and catastrophic for contemplation. If you cannot understand this now, you'll get the picture very soon.
This is going to end badly, folks. Very badly indeed.
This is going to end badly, folks. Very badly indeed.
Forty-five years ago, the legendary gonzo journalist, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, accompanied by his attorney, Oscar Acosta, went off in search of the American Dream. They didn't find it. What they did find were the sure symptoms that the dream was terminally, mortally ill. They found out in Las Vegas - the city where the game is rigged in favor of the house. Today we awaken to find the game rigged all across the American nation. We find ourselves living in a plutocratic dictatorship. An unhinged sociopath - who lost the last presidential campaign by over two--and-a-half million votes - will be living in the White House in forty-five days. I was tempted to say that the game is over - but it's not over. The house will continue to deal its deck of marked decks. We will be forced to play by their rules - on their corrupt terms. The American Dream is deader than Hunter Thompson and Oscar Acosta combined.
And so many of these idiotic Americans could not be happier. Just last evening someone I did not know (but who obviously knew who I was) walked up to me at a local convenience store and said, "I know you won't agree with this, Tom, but I was never prouder of my country than I was on the morning after the election". Poor, silly bastard, I thought to myself, he'll understand soon enough.
It has been said that repeating the same mistake - over and over again - expecting a different result every time, is the very definition of insanity. The American electorate has repeated this same mistake - over and over again - going all the way back to the administration of Benjamin Harrison a century-and-a-quarter ago. The lesson has yet to be learned: Right wing form of governance is economically, socially, infrastructurally unworkable. And yet... and yet....and yet....And yet here we are about to go down this same, mind-fuckingly stupid road again. I'm almost speechless...."almost" - not quite.
You have to wonder what the historians will be writing about us a century into the future. It's a fairly easy guess that we're going to look awfully foolish. That's okay; we'll all be long dead by then. What a lovely thought.
Tom Degan
Goshen, NY
You have to wonder what the historians will be writing about us a century into the future. It's a fairly easy guess that we're going to look awfully foolish. That's okay; we'll all be long dead by then. What a lovely thought.
Tom Degan
Goshen, NY
SUGGESTED READING:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
by Hunter Thompson
This 1971 book (Thompson's best) is still in print. It's also one of the funniest things ever written. If you liked the film with Johnny Depp, you'll love the book. Buy it and read it. You can find it easily at amazon.com.
This 1971 book (Thompson's best) is still in print. It's also one of the funniest things ever written. If you liked the film with Johnny Depp, you'll love the book. Buy it and read it. You can find it easily at amazon.com.
SUGGESTED VIEWING:
Requiem for the American Dream
This interview/documentary with Noam Chomsky is also available at amazon. I can't recommend enough.
"Listen, you motherfuckers...."
For all of you who were foolish enough to cast your precious ballot for Donald Trump last month, I just wanted to send you this gentle reminder of what you have unleashed upon the world. You might have missed this as it wasn't reported on Fox Noise. Please bear in mind that when he made this statement, he was referring to China, which is potentially one of the most dangerous countries on the planet. Buyers remorse is coming. Count on it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN7KHWdyrbI
Enjoy your stay in Idiot Nation.
SUGGESTED LISTENING:
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
by Herbie Mann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HBv0iK7ctA
Their truth is marching on. It doesn't get any better than this, folks. Stop searching. Stop it.
This interview/documentary with Noam Chomsky is also available at amazon. I can't recommend enough.
"Listen, you motherfuckers...."
For all of you who were foolish enough to cast your precious ballot for Donald Trump last month, I just wanted to send you this gentle reminder of what you have unleashed upon the world. You might have missed this as it wasn't reported on Fox Noise. Please bear in mind that when he made this statement, he was referring to China, which is potentially one of the most dangerous countries on the planet. Buyers remorse is coming. Count on it.
`
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN7KHWdyrbI
Enjoy your stay in Idiot Nation.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
by Herbie Mann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HBv0iK7ctA
Their truth is marching on. It doesn't get any better than this, folks. Stop searching. Stop it.
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