"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." Orwell
"“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" Robespierre
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular posts
-
It's not as if there isn't substrate. Daily, many times over, in every medium, there are noteworthy items which range from amusing t...
-
I have nothing to say about the murder of Dr Tiller that hasn't been said and responded to at all levels of rhetoric, on both sides. To ...
-
Well, well. Satan is coming to a street near me. Or, at least, a nationally televised discussion about his existence will be taped at a nea...
-
Next newspaper column (updated, below): Golly. Because some of its denizens have tested positive for Covid-19, White House people are f...
-
Wonder if he wore his pressed jeans to this event : Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign toasted its top donors Wednesday aboard a 150-foot yacht...
The triumph of technology over taste?
ReplyDeleteYes, but sorta cool, assuming the viewer lives at least a mile from any of them.
ReplyDeleteThe triumph of technology over waste? Monkeys like shiney things.
ReplyDeleteDid you see this one Sid? I've seen this Gervais before but paid him little attention. I have to admit, this is an uncommonly good and quite funny.
ReplyDeleteCory, You better watch how you talk about Our President(Peace be upon Him)
ReplyDeleteFrank
An excellent essay, Sam. It says pretty much everything I've said and thought, but better and with more humor.
ReplyDeleteI didn't slog through the comments, but I gather he didn't convince any believers. But as he said, and as I've said, the point isn't to convince people to lose faith; just to keep it where it belongs.