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"Pay close attention to that man behind the curtain!"

Thursday, August 12, 2004

Wachet auf!

Sleepers, wake the fuck up!
An editorial from nearly a week ago in the Salt Lake Tribune speaks volumes with these two paragraphs:
Every minute spent by Larry King or Fox News on Lori Hacking or Laci Peterson is a minute they don't spend on health care, education, environmental quality, national security, the economy or other real issues that should be the center of public attention, especially in an election year.

A nation full of people who know more about Scott Peterson's defense strategy than they do about Donald Rumsfeld's is not a nation that shows much ability to govern itself.
Hear, hear!

Don't hit the snooze button, either!
This story in the Halifax Herald sounds a little too much like science-fiction to not be disturbing:
In a far cry from the high-minded ideals of humanity and tolerance embodied by the Olympics, the organizers of the Athens games have warned spectators that they could be barred for taking a surreptitious sip of Pepsi or an illicit bite from a Burger King Whopper.

Strict regulations published by Athens 2004 last week dictate that spectators may be refused admission to events if they are carrying food or drinks made by companies that did not see fit to sponsor the games.

Sweltering sports fans who seek refuge from the soaring temperatures with a soft drink other than one made by Coca-Cola will be told to leave the banned refreshment at the gates or be shut out. High on the list of blacklisted beverages is Pepsi, but even the wrong bottle of water could land spectators in trouble. [Emphasis mine]
I've always thought that people should be paid to wear products with brand names plastered on them (rather than having to pay for 'em), but I'm not about to deny anyone the right to do so.

This Olympic fiasco takes it to a whole other level. It reminds me of Mao Zedong and George Orwell's 1984.

By the way, I think the article has it wrong to say that those companies "did not see fit to sponsor the games." It's pretty obvious from the Visa credit card example that they were shut out.

DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER! DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER!

Information is Strength. Knowledge is Power. Christianity is Stupid.
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