As long as
counter-
intuitive
is a thing,
common
sense
isn’t a thing.
As long as
counter-
intuitive
is a thing,
common
sense
isn’t a thing.
Religious
Robots is a
better name for
fundamentalists
of all
religions
Politicians
and journalists
always demand to
know, and then
reject, the cost of
measures to conserve
the environment.
But neither ever
ask the cost
of war.
Viewed from afar,
in ignorance,
really, and with
no dog in the hunt,
no skin in the game,
no horse in the race,
it seems to me
that America has
recently refought
her Civil War,
but this time
the South won.
All of us,
really,
have one track
minds.
Some of us,
though,
are happy to
explore
side tracks,
exit signs,
underpasses,
overpasses,
lay-bys,
and alternate
scenic routes.
And some of
us aren’t.
Whenever war
is declared,
whichever countries
are involved,
you will find,
making the
announcement,
a clown, backed
by his followers –
all hard-faced men
who intend to
do well out of it.
If an imaginary
being was going
to step in and
save the world
before we wreck it
he’s left it
rather too late
There are people
who get all their
ideas from the
unsupported
opinions of
others; have faith
in some religion;
vote fascists into
power; love guns;
don’t vaccinate
children; and hate
women.
Generally these
categories
overlap.
There should be
a term limit set
on how long some
ancient, historical
grievance can be
used to justify
slaughtering
people today.
The way of
Empires is to
wreck countries
all around them
and then refuse
to accept the
consequences.