I do understand that movies are mostly made for youngsters, since oldsters like me rarely go to a movie anymore, but really, enough with the superheros already! (Or should I say, Stuporheros.) Don’t get me wrong: there was a time when I liked superheros too. And then I grew up into a big boy and … Continue reading Superkids
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The American Apocalypse and You
I can't help but be amused when I see Americans describing the doomsday scenarios they see coming coming down the pike at them. Basically, so many of them just describe conditions that many people around the world are already living in.“The stores will be empty, the power will go out, and there won't be any … Continue reading The American Apocalypse and You
If Trump isn't careful they're not going to be able to put him on the dollar bill until his fourth term in office.
America’s Patriotic Cop Killers
When American gun lovers and gun violence fanboys fall back on the argument that they need the Second Amendment and their guns to protect against governmental tyranny, please keep in mind that they just told you that they need their guns in case they need to kill police officers. That is the practicality of what … Continue reading America’s Patriotic Cop Killers
American Patricians
Sometimes I have to take a moment to sit back and marvel at just how committed American conservatives are to being awful. Their thorough attention to detail in this regard is incredible. They don't miss a beat! It's not just them selfishly doing everything they can to make the world a worse place, to despoil … Continue reading American Patricians
In Other News, Water Remains Wet
Oh, what's this? There's been another mass shooting in the United States? Well, of course there has. Winnipeg is cold. Okinawa gets typhoons. America has mass shootings. Anyone who knows Japan at all knows that Okinawa gets typhoons. It's a given. On a long enough time scale there will certainly be another one along. The … Continue reading In Other News, Water Remains Wet
Quality Television
It's rather interesting how much of American television is devoted to the themes of sexual assault, violent crime, incest, and the worst kinds of interpersonal backstabbing. And that's just the reality TV. The fiction gets even better. It seems you can display the most unbelievably vicious rape and snuff porn, so long as you don't … Continue reading Quality Television
America’s Gay Circus
It has been observed that how a society interacts with its prisoners is a measure of that society itself (Foucault?). So what does it say about the United States, that it is so committed to a penal model that obviously does not work? Clearly, the American penal system is failing in its stated purpose: rehabilitating … Continue reading America’s Gay Circus
“White Men Built This Country!”
Well, not literally for the most part, but I take your point. They were the psychotic captains of industry who made it all happen. But, so what? Yeah, you’re a white man, but what the fuck do your ancestors’ achievements have to do with you? What the fuck have you built? (Besides an AR15 and … Continue reading “White Men Built This Country!”
History Lesson, 2070
So, class, why is it that the United States turned to fascism when it did? Well, as funny and pathetic as it might sound, all it took for America to accept overt white supremacy and fascism was a relatively small drop in white people’s standard of living coinciding with racism no longer being considered humorous … Continue reading History Lesson, 2070
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