tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15482583.post794995432099684076..comments2023-10-18T10:22:11.320-04:00Comments on Quintessential Rambling: TheocracyKilgore Trouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10860526600723545020noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15482583.post-41939040051723224802007-11-21T08:51:00.000-05:002007-11-21T08:51:00.000-05:00We've all made that mistake before. And yeah, you'...We've all made that mistake before. <BR/><BR/>And yeah, you're right, I completely failed to point out that these are the "good guys" over there. They also happen to be the "good guys" where most of the 9/11 hijackers are from, desperate people, desperate means anyone? I guess this was the kind of story I didn't want to think about too terribly much or else I would freak out. <BR/><BR/>And Rob, why the two different names?Kilgore Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860526600723545020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15482583.post-80374500651354763772007-11-20T20:07:00.000-05:002007-11-20T20:07:00.000-05:00OK, please ignore my scary echo-style post, I shou...OK, please ignore my scary echo-style post, I should read before I hit the "send" button if I want to look remotely clever, or at least that's what I'm told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15482583.post-82990542902273794072007-11-20T19:58:00.000-05:002007-11-20T19:58:00.000-05:00Just remember that we are supposed to be shocked a...Just remember that we are supposed to be shocked and horrified by Iran for making women wear headscarves, but Saudi Arabia are our ALLIES. Easy goin', Miller-guzzling good guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15482583.post-59055014546643407802007-11-20T19:45:00.000-05:002007-11-20T19:45:00.000-05:00I also heard the attorney got 500 lashes also. I ...I also heard the attorney got 500 lashes also. I can see how this is great fodder for my atheist friends, but I'm thinking about it more in terms of geopolitical morality. These sick fuckers are our ALLIES. While Bush gushes about democracy and freedom, he's got his nose so far up the Saudis asses that we can't breathe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15482583.post-17986020734657497822007-11-20T15:47:00.000-05:002007-11-20T15:47:00.000-05:00Yeah fuck nationalism, in the words of Kurt Vonneg...Yeah fuck nationalism, in the words of Kurt Vonnegut its just a grandfalloon. <BR/><BR/>Here's what Wiki has to say about Granfalloons in case you never read Cat's Cradle. <BR/><BR/><I> The most common granfalloons are associations and societies based on a shared but ultimately fabricated premise. As examples, Vonnegut cites: "the Communist Party, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the General Electric Company, the International Order of Odd Fellows—and any nation, anytime, anywhere." A more general and oft-cited quote defines a granfalloon as "a proud and meaningless association of human beings." Another granfalloon example illustrated in the book was Hoosiers, of which the narrator (and Vonnegut himself) was a member. </I><BR/><BR/>But this is my favorite part.<BR/><BR/><I> If you wish to study a granfalloon, just remove the skin of a toy balloon.—Bokonon </I>Kilgore Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860526600723545020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15482583.post-39707881929350661102007-11-20T15:19:00.000-05:002007-11-20T15:19:00.000-05:00I saw this story and I agree that it is the epitom...I saw this story and I agree that it is the epitome of fucked up things islam and the oh-so-great sharhia law does.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, I am glad to see another person disliking nationalism as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com