apocalypse NOW!
have i mentioned my theory that the apocalypse is fast arriving.
Last night, while sleeping, I had some dreams of a rather disturbing nature.
They involved MRTs running on roads, alongside cars and buses, a national uniform (red shirt and red trousers- a kind of cross between the cultural revolution and the handmaid's tale), and frighteningly tall buildings. i dont remember much more details about the dream (i.e: plot, structure, etc.) but the mental images i had were enough to frighten me into waking up. at 8 in the morning on a school holiday. justified?
so anyhow, i woke up. and i walked to the kitchen, made myself a nice wholesome breakfast, and sat down to read the papers.
and the main page was something about a molester. and they described his activities as a "reign of terror". it was quite amusing really, since this 'terror" was having to face a man masturbating on lift landings and stairways. of course, there's the molesting that you had to face, but the article made it seem as though the women found the concept of a naked chinese man with a tshirt around his head touching himself publicly more frightening than having your own body parts touched.
honestly, i think any woman would be more frightened by the latter, considering that its a direct intrusion of your privacy.
anyhow, the point is, they described this sex-deprived fanatic's actions as "a reign of terror". This is what they described Saddam's regime as. This is what I would describe the Gileadean goverment to be. Comparing a 9 time molester to Saddam is what made me think. Its really no wonder people say don't read ST, with parallels like these.
also, three of the most powerful men in the world are having a debate about bras. of course, its more than that, but for the sake of publicized journalism, you have to put it in the most concise, and most humiliating way. and when you put it like that it seems to support my theory.
i think this is the most manipulative, fallacious argument i've put forward in a long time. i love it. hah.
Last night, while sleeping, I had some dreams of a rather disturbing nature.
They involved MRTs running on roads, alongside cars and buses, a national uniform (red shirt and red trousers- a kind of cross between the cultural revolution and the handmaid's tale), and frighteningly tall buildings. i dont remember much more details about the dream (i.e: plot, structure, etc.) but the mental images i had were enough to frighten me into waking up. at 8 in the morning on a school holiday. justified?
so anyhow, i woke up. and i walked to the kitchen, made myself a nice wholesome breakfast, and sat down to read the papers.
and the main page was something about a molester. and they described his activities as a "reign of terror". it was quite amusing really, since this 'terror" was having to face a man masturbating on lift landings and stairways. of course, there's the molesting that you had to face, but the article made it seem as though the women found the concept of a naked chinese man with a tshirt around his head touching himself publicly more frightening than having your own body parts touched.
honestly, i think any woman would be more frightened by the latter, considering that its a direct intrusion of your privacy.
anyhow, the point is, they described this sex-deprived fanatic's actions as "a reign of terror". This is what they described Saddam's regime as. This is what I would describe the Gileadean goverment to be. Comparing a 9 time molester to Saddam is what made me think. Its really no wonder people say don't read ST, with parallels like these.
also, three of the most powerful men in the world are having a debate about bras. of course, its more than that, but for the sake of publicized journalism, you have to put it in the most concise, and most humiliating way. and when you put it like that it seems to support my theory.
i think this is the most manipulative, fallacious argument i've put forward in a long time. i love it. hah.
posted by sedder at 8:52 am
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