Why is Discordia Irrelevant in the Year 2009?

[AFK]

Make puns, not war. 

[Caliginos Gnosticos]

Make puns, not war. 

I'd rather make war on puns. It's the best of both worlds.

[Rococo Modem Basilisk]

Wars would be less bloody if we shot puns at people. Or maybe they'd be more bloody. Some people don't like puns.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Make puns, not war. 

I'd rather make war on puns. It's the best of both worlds.

This.  RWHN was born wrong, and inflicts upon us what can be best described as crimes against humanity.  He is a monster, and will stop at nothing to offend our sensibilities.  Hell, IANAR was a regular person before "the incident", and RWHN has never even apologized.  We'll have to deal with him, one fine day.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Wars would be less bloody if we shot puns at people. Or maybe they'd be more bloody. Some civilized people don't like puns.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Wars would be less bloody if we shot puns at people. Or maybe they'd be more bloody. Some people don't like puns.

It worked out for that guy with the skull on his t-shirt.



RWHN's secret identity.

[AFK]

Make puns, not war.  

I'd rather make war on puns. It's the best of both worlds.

This.  RWHN was born wrong, and inflicts upon us what can be best described as crimes against humanity.  He is a monster, and will stop at nothing to offend our sensibilities.  Hell, IANAR was a regular person before "the incident", and RWHN has never even apologized.  We'll have to deal with him, one fine day.

When I was born, Abbot and Costello were on the TeeVee.  It was the "Who's On First" routine.  It was an omen.  This was to be my calling.  It....was......DESTINY!!













or maybe I was dropped when I came out....who knows?

[Caliginos Gnosticos]

Make puns, not war.  

I'd rather make war on puns. It's the best of both worlds.

This.  RWHN was born wrong, and inflicts upon us what can be best described as crimes against humanity.  He is a monster, and will stop at nothing to offend our sensibilities.  Hell, IANAR was a regular person before "the incident", and RWHN has never even apologized.  We'll have to deal with him, one fine day.

When I was born, Abbot and Costello were on the TeeVee.  It was the "Who's On First" routine.  It was an omen.  This was to be my calling.  It....was......DESTINY!!













or maybe I was dropped when I came out....who knows?

Or maybe it that's just what they want you to think. I'm not sure who they are, but I hear that they do a lot of those sorts of things.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

who knows?

No, Who's on First.

[AFK]

who knows?

No, Who's on First.

I don't know but I'll ask him.

[Rococo Modem Basilisk]

http://www.disinfo.com/2009/10/chaoism-an-infantile-disorder/

This article (which I have not read) appears to be applicable to this discussion. On the flipside, it may be a strawman, or it may be something we have considered already. I am leaning towards the latter, myself.

[Caliginos Gnosticos]

http://www.disinfo.com/2009/10/chaoism-an-infantile-disorder/

This article (which I have not read) appears to be applicable to this discussion. On the flipside, it may be a strawman, or it may be something we have considered already. I am leaning towards the latter, myself.

I just read it. It's only somewhat applicable. I think the author is painting with a rather broad brush. He also seems to have had very little experience with discordians, or at least with any that actually take it seriously. On the other hand, he lauds RAW. Yet, insofar as discordianism is concerned, he misses the point. I'd go on, but if you read it, you'll see what I mean. Personally, I think he's a good candidate for a Jake, but that's just me. I'm a mean bastard. Anyone who feels like helping to illuminate the poor soul, here's his contact information:

Nick Pell
8.5 Allen Street
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
United States
(413) 455-8913


ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
OM Protocol 23 is now in effect.

[Telarus]

Hahahahaha.


Nick has had bad experience with fluffy Chaos-magic spags who's "minds are so open their brains have fallen out" and that's what mostly informed that rant (yah gotta realize that since the 90's the word 'Chaoism' only applies to us tangentially, and points more towards the various memes that followed Peter's Carroll's Liber Kaos, etc, etc).

Also, he's here in PDX (not Ma anymore), and knows JohnnyBrainwash and I. Nick is one of the major forces behind the Esozone unConference and is more sympathetic with the current incarnation of Discordia than the pinealist interpretations (and he nails it, really.... Pinealism is an infantile approach to Discordia, much like one can fall into an infantile interpretation of Chaos Magick, Thelema or Christianity for that matter). In the comments he mentions that this was a quickly formed and lightly edited rant, not one of his best, and the intended audience are more those "minds are open that their brains have fallen out" pagans and magicians that we see constantly railed at by the likes of TGRR and others.

It's basically a THINK FOR YOURSELF, SHCMUCK! rant. He's a good guy to have a conversation with.

I'd read back a few posts to get a better idea of what that blog is about, as well.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Haha Nick! He's an interesting character.

[AFK]

So 2011 is coming soon.  Is it still relevant?  Are we still relevant?  Is anything still relevant? 

I think now more than ever, Discordia is needed.  But, I think now more than ever, Discordia would be shunned, ignored, and mocked.  I think in America it would be seen as a brand of intellectual elitism, even though I think it encapsulates some pretty straightforward, easy-to-digest philosophies. 

Aside from the whole worship of a female Deity thing, Conservatives should, in theory, like us because Think For Yourself, Schmuck is definitely quite antithetical to Let The Government Think For You, Sucker.  But then again, they haven't realized yet that they've pretty much signed over their thought-making to their favorite pundits. 

The Machine^tm is still churning right along.  It doesn't show any signs of slowing down or shifting course.  If anything, it seems like the gears are gnashing even louder.