Claptrap?
It never ceases to amaze me how much some people can write about exactly nothing. Ad nauseum.
But enough with the vague references. I was watching Real Time with Bill Maher earlier today. If you get HBO you should too - this guy is probably way more credible than anyone at CNN, Fox or MSNBC. Well, maybe except Olbermann, but I digress. His panel included Zinni, a random feminazi type woman and yet another random guy, and they were all spouting the usual crap people do when you bring up politics anything. Well, except Zinni, he's someone I do respect to some extent. The interesting bit came when Maher asked a question that went something like, and I'm only paraphrasing from memory: Do you think China will overtake the US as the world's #1 superpower? And it was amazing how nobody answered the question, and instead chose to go on about why it's a good thing that the US is in fact the world's #1 superpower.
Just an observation.
It's also interesting how, living on this side of the Atlantic, it's so easy to be mentally isolated from the going-ons of the rest of the world. The media, mainstream or otherwise, automatically sets your political frame of reference to a point where you begin to dismiss ideas or issues not considered to be in the mainstream. The entire perspective with regard to, well - everything, is incredibly self-centered.
I need to get out more. And I mean out of the country.
And damn this song is freaking good.
Now Playing: Oasis - Keep The Dream Alive
But enough with the vague references. I was watching Real Time with Bill Maher earlier today. If you get HBO you should too - this guy is probably way more credible than anyone at CNN, Fox or MSNBC. Well, maybe except Olbermann, but I digress. His panel included Zinni, a random feminazi type woman and yet another random guy, and they were all spouting the usual crap people do when you bring up politics anything. Well, except Zinni, he's someone I do respect to some extent. The interesting bit came when Maher asked a question that went something like, and I'm only paraphrasing from memory: Do you think China will overtake the US as the world's #1 superpower? And it was amazing how nobody answered the question, and instead chose to go on about why it's a good thing that the US is in fact the world's #1 superpower.
Just an observation.
It's also interesting how, living on this side of the Atlantic, it's so easy to be mentally isolated from the going-ons of the rest of the world. The media, mainstream or otherwise, automatically sets your political frame of reference to a point where you begin to dismiss ideas or issues not considered to be in the mainstream. The entire perspective with regard to, well - everything, is incredibly self-centered.
I need to get out more. And I mean out of the country.
And damn this song is freaking good.
Now Playing: Oasis - Keep The Dream Alive
posted by Sam at
1:35 AM
1 Comments:
Hmm, that sounds terribly interesting. i migh tactually have to watch this guy. And I sort of have a love-hate relationship with China. though I do think they might just rule the world someday in the distant future. the US just sucks too much to do it anymore.
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