tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post2485117133107662132..comments2024-03-28T08:09:19.073-05:00Comments on driftglass: I'll Have What He's Havingdriftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-25264273884901042822015-01-16T20:52:05.927-06:002015-01-16T20:52:05.927-06:00Mister Roboto,
Thanks for sharing that link. That...Mister Roboto,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing that link. That is really an interesting point of view.<br /><br />--Nonny MouseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190550390894019841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-46418181775829065792015-01-14T20:03:58.626-06:002015-01-14T20:03:58.626-06:00Ah yes, Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
https://en.wi...Ah yes, <i>Hustler Magazine v. Falwell</i><br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustler_Magazine,_Inc._v._Falwellsticklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468746880489986775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-45125180606221679002015-01-14T18:02:44.975-06:002015-01-14T18:02:44.975-06:00Thank you very much-o, Mister Roboto, for finding ...Thank you very much-o, Mister Roboto, for finding the quote I didn't know to:<br /><br /><i>What these people are missing is the ability to have fun, to let go, to be playful. If you really know how to have fun, then the moments of your life feel meaningful without having to tell some grand story to make yourself important. And if, within a culture, there are too many people who don't know how to have fun, it's like a dry forest that only needs one spark to go up in flames.</i><br /><br />"Greyface and his followers took the game of playing at life more seriously than they took life itself and were known even to destroy other living beings whose ways of life differed from their own."<br />-- <i>Principia Discordia, or how I found Goddess and what I did to Her when I found Her</i>, p.00042, "Greyface" (copyleft 1970)Neo Tuxedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455041641080873400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-41755670072757270782015-01-14T16:29:12.331-06:002015-01-14T16:29:12.331-06:00Way off topic, but did you see that Ray Bradbury&#...Way off topic, but did you see that Ray Bradbury's house has been torn down to make way for a celebrity architect's vanity project?<br /><br />http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-ray-bradbury-house-being-torn-down-20150113-story.html<br /><br />If it were not in the LA Times I would suspect a sick joke of some kind.Mike Lumishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14083545582415707582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-11807539349082757992015-01-14T11:06:12.982-06:002015-01-14T11:06:12.982-06:00It has been many a year since I have seen a copy o...It has been many a year since I have seen a copy of Hustler, but I do seem to remember them depicting the western religious icon "Santa Clause" in some embarrassing situations...or was that Jerry Falwell and his mother....??blackdaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554233110211227532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-6594753908008353952015-01-14T08:33:46.459-06:002015-01-14T08:33:46.459-06:00I pretty much agree with Ran Prieur about the &quo...I pretty much agree with <a href="http://www.ranprieur.com/" rel="nofollow">Ran Prieur</a> about the "terrorist" attacks in Paris:<br /><br /><i>This week's big news was the mass murder at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo by people claiming to represent Islam. Here's <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/charlie-hebdo-how-exactly-would-we-like-muslims-to-condemn-these-attacks-9966176.html" rel="nofollow">a good commentary</a> with some humor: Norway's Christians didn't have to apologise for Anders Breivik, and it's the same for Muslims now. Anders Breivik is probably the right comparison here: unhinged losers seeking glory, rather than an international conspiracy. But if you want to credit the killers with some savvy, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11332535/We-think-the-Paris-terrorists-were-offended-by-Charlie-Hebdos-satire.-What-if-were-wrong.html" rel="nofollow">this short piece in <b>The Telegraph</b></a> suggests that they were not actually offended by the Muhammad cartoons, but were making a calculated strategic move to turn the world against moderate Muslims, who will then be driven to extremism.<br /><br />I don't use the word "terrorist". It's a propaganda word, value-loaded and poorly defined, which leads to sloppy thinking. I prefer to call these people fanatical ideologues. They have overreacted to the meaninglessness of modern life by finding meaning in a very simple story of absolute good versus absolute evil, which justifies exciting and extremely selfish actions. And if they can get other people to join them in the same story and similar actions, then their lives feel even more meaningful. Worst case, you get a popular war with millions of people on both sides who see the other side as cartoon villains, and a lot of really stupid murders.<br /><br />I think there's an antidote to this, and it's not love. Fanatical ideologues feel strong love for whatever is at the center of their value system, and they might even tell you that love is their primary motivation. What these people are missing is the ability to have fun, to let go, to be playful. If you really know how to have fun, then the moments of your life feel meaningful without having to tell some grand story to make yourself important. And if, within a culture, there are too many people who don't know how to have fun, it's like a dry forest that only needs one spark to go up in flames.</i><br /><br />That said, I would also add that the commentary I've read online from the Islamophobes in the wake of these attacks lead me to the conclusion that if I ever felt the need to purchase firearms, it would probably be to protect myself from the likes of them and their own very ISIS-like fanaticism.Mister Robotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724938709642010624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-53352721430636981852015-01-13T21:08:45.407-06:002015-01-13T21:08:45.407-06:00The Rude Pundit speculates about that menu and its...The Rude Pundit speculates about that menu and its after-effects:<br /><br /> -Doug in Oakland<br /><br />http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2015/01/david-brooks-only-enjoys-farts-of-his.htmldinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.com