Ramblings of a Desiccated Mind

You know, I've had very mixed feelings about everything that's going on in the news lately. As usual, it took Bill Maher to put my thinking straight. You people can say what you will about whatever I think, but I'm not the only one who sees the world as a beehive and feels like the species is covered in syrup . . . what? I don't even know what that means, but the point is that things are really crazy, and the majority of the American population thinks either they've got it all figured out or it's just not that important.

Neither of these things are true.

Anyhow, what Bill Maher said was this, and I quote: "If George Bush wants to get me, for one, on board with this attacking Iraq thing? All he would have to do is say 'You know what, we really are the good guys in the world, and we're not going to stop at Saddam Hussein because he tortures his people. We're going to kick everybody's ass all over the world.' Which would be North Korea where the children are starving is next, and all these countries. If he really wants to be the good guy, I'm there for him. But if it's just Iraq, then he's a hypocrite, no?"

And he's right. We bluster and strut about how we're the greatest nation in the world and we've got the stones to prove it, but we never do. If this planet is really going to get its poles out of its equator then regime change has to be the order of the day. The allied nations must go to every piss-poor, dictator-run corner of this planet, kill those men, and institute the Starbuck's/MacDonald's Democratic Gentrification Plan all over this Big Blue Marble.

After that, the Euro and the Dollar then become the Terran. We deliniate a clear separation between State and Church and mandate that Religious Text cannot be contemplated for more than one hour a day. Religion is outlawed to children under eight years of age so they don't have to contemplate the unexplainable before dealing with historical facts and sociological truths . . . .

Wow.

It's not really any fun for me to do this anymore.

Thanks, Rat.

Anyhow, one other thing . . . and all I've read is the headline, but, for me, it's enough to prove how fucking stupid the righteous can be: "Pope urges fast for peaceful solution on Iraq"

I have to assume "on" is a typo, but whatever . . . The Pope, in all his wisdom, is asking that People "go hungry" for a few days . . . for what reason? In times like this, people, especially poor and/or crazy people, should be eating. Eating keeps you focused. Considering I've barely had a scrap in three days, I know what I'm talking about.

PopeQuote: "Everyone has to knowingly assume their responsibility and make a common effort to spare humanity another dramatic conflict."

That means even these fuckwad dictators so I say bring it.

It's time to get out of the goddamn Dark Ages already.