“The Sky is Falling!” Proclaims Climatologist Little
I remember reading about government propaganda in the Soviet Union and fascist Germany and wondering — much like many others have — how can millions and millions of people go along with this obvious deception and these terrible atrocities. But when you think about all the crime there is in every city, or even how many spouses secretly cheat, etc., you realize how hard it is to keep track of the world’s misdeeds. And we have bills to pay, careers to pursue, families to look after, we can’t be consumed with constant policing of ourselves and our neighbors, let alone wrongdoers everywhere.
When my friend from UCSC goes on about the chemtrails that will poison our bodies and how every despotic regime starts by taking away its citizens’ arms, I tend to roll my eyes. Not because all conspiracies are false, but because there are more than enough concrete problems to worry about, and personal interests to take care of, and all that. And because when you start carrying pictures of Chairman Mao, you ain’t gonna make it with anyone anyhow.
But I do sometimes wonder when hearings on illegal torture or the mismanagement of an awful war get less coverage than Wes Clark saying perhaps being in the military isn’t the only presidential qualification that matters. Maybe the sky is falling. Or maybe I’m just upset because Baron Davis left the Warriors and the Red Sox were swept by an expansion team. At the very least, I hope someone out there is having fun with the Jekyll and Hype posts here on FTP: “Today’s story: Obama good. But stay tuned for tomorrow’s headline: Obama baaaad!”
In brighter news: Gail Collins ain’t half bad today. Happy Fourth.
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