the first black president

president's speech to students

Many of the students, even (especially?) those directly in front of the president can be seen recording the speech with their phones and cameras ~ instead of watching the speech directly, they watch it through the screens of their electronic recording devices. And is it any wonder? The president's stationary body, rhythmic teleprompter head turns, and cliched hand gestures are designed for the small screen.

more alex jones

the golden rule

"we need to look at what we do from the perspective of what would happen if somebody else did it to us"

the election

The election is a nationwide exercise in delusion. The common man thinks: "in the election, I have a choice; by voting, I can effect change!" But the common man does not understand the momentum of government. This momentum is teleological in character, and any real change in government must be a change in this momentum. The petty issues which will determine the outcome of the coming election ("the war in Iraq," "abortion rights," "drugs for seniors," . . . ), these are but pebbles on the inevitable road of government "progress." The near-sighted man will be the death of democracy, and the hero of slavery.