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True dat.  The REALLY evil bastards in this world are usually rogue subgenii/discordians who "went to the dark side".  Or so I hear.

Wouldnt suprise me in the slightest.  I wonder if anyone else has mentioned that before?

Yep.

Where would that be?  I may as well have a look, since I cant sleep tonight.

I enjoyed it, only ever read what he did with Terry Pratchett.  Might have a poke around for his stuff tomorrow...

True dat.  The REALLY evil bastards in this world are usually rogue subgenii/discordians who "went to the dark side".  Or so I hear.

Wouldnt suprise me in the slightest.  I wonder if anyone else has mentioned that before?

I kind of stand with Bob on this, probably closer to Rog though.  I was an out and out cynic once.  Then, I had a faint glimmering of idealistic hope, which grew, but kind of faltered along the way.

So here I am, stuck in the middle.  Which is boring.  No interesting people are ever at the middle.

Ollie North of "Iran-Contra" infamy?

Yep.  Mister "I shit on my oath, the constitution, and my uniform...but I did it for the GIPPER!"

What an arsehole, the both of them in fact.  If you're going to do that sort of thing, Rule #1 is try not to get caught.  Rule #2 is dont appear all over the place afterwards.

Ollie North of "Iran-Contra" infamy?

...simply haven't realized that the still waters and quite meadows that you lie on are actually clattering conveyors leading to the whirling blades.

What still waters and quiet meadows? Damn, where do I get some of those?

Here:  http://foxnews.com

A site I can say I rarely visit, with some relief.

Just dont develop a Messiah complex.  Work at a small level and it may be better for you and thsoe around you.

So, then, is there no hope, nothing that can be done, just waiting until we are nothing but shell, no compassion, no humility, no understanding, just hate and greed and ignorance, where the world is cold and I won't care about the suffering of others? Is this what we are headed towards?

Yes.  Go to Switzerland instead.  Thats my back up plan in case it all goes bad here, in the UK.

Whats a computer?

The spirit box that is showing you this.

If it stops working, just shake a few beads, and throw a little sand.

If that doesn't work, sacrifice your hamster.

Ah, I think I have a wind up version.  It sure as hell has that effect on me.

Whats a computer?

Well thats the thing, isnt it? They wouldnt start this bullshit so much if there was a very real chance they would get hurt.

You hit that fucker right on the head. They don't HAVE to do the dirty work themselves - they just send someone else's kids to do it.

Maybe we should bring back dueling for world leaders and Cabinet members. No war, no "covert operations" - you gotta problem with Joe Prime Minister over there, you go tell him to his face, you meet at dawn, and settle it like gentlemen!

Ever read Tom Clancy? The "Ryan Doctrine" idea he introduced?  I liked that.  I liked it alot.  Of course it was alright for President Ryan to blow up countries, but still, if applied bothways, it has appeal.

It's stupid and wrong no matter who does it. I wish leaders would just duke it out with each other when they had a grudge instead of getting their citizens involved and killed.

Well thats the thing, isnt it?  They wouldnt start this bullshit so much if there was a very real chance they would get hurt.

I always found moving meditations easier.  Perhaps that is just due to martial arts.  I find it very easy to meditate whilst performing a pattern from traditional Tae Kwon Do, or some of the one person Ju-jitsu ones.

Oh and to add something serious, it does look like there will be a neocon/traditional republican split of sorts.  I dont know exactly how much pull the party can have on the President, but it does look on the cards. I remember pre-election, teh BBC talking about Snowcroft and other traditional Republicans wanting a return to older based theories of foreign policy.  I didnt see any mention of the domestic situation, make of that what you will.

This country just passed a law allowing the Home Office Secratery to place anyone under house arrest, and a lovely law called the ASBO (AntiSocial Behaviour Order) which have started to be used agsint peaceful protestors, apprently.  But it doesnt sound half as bad as what the US has.  Well, we will see after the elections here what Bush's number one fan decides to do.  Good luck to all you out there.