lorem ipsum
Add an image
Add a link
go back to maingo to old version
Do you mean the 'they' that is shutting down the prison? Because that 'they' has plenty of control over the interrogation procedures in place at US detention facilities; they're under no illusions about what goes on at other sites.
I was watching a talking heads show a little while back in which one of the panel members made an interesting point. If you took an American from the start of 2001 and showed him what his country would become in five short years, he probably would not recognize it. Torture, infringements on freedom and privacy, politicized incompetence, complete failures of logic, giant partisan chasms, the destruction of an entire city -- even The Onion's prescience couldn't predict anything of this magnitude. Hell, if I told you five years ago that torture would become standard practice for the American government, I'd likely be brushed off as just having taken too much of the crazy juice. Yet here we are.
It makes me wary about cartoons like this one, because I wouldn't put it past these guys use the justification humourously suggested by the world of satire without realizing it. Or, to put it another way, I don't think the reach of satire extends beyond what these people are capable of rationalizing... unfortunately.
load more posts . . .
March 10, 2006 -- 9:36 PM
posted by Danny
haha...Taylor...I'm glad to have to you back. It's been too long. Hey man..you ever buy that QUEEN size bed?
March 10, 2006 -- 7:34 PM
posted by nobody knows my face
March 10, 2006 -- 7:19 PM
posted by ERIC FRIGGIN CLARK
first of all, i think it's fair to say i've always been an asshole. it all comes down to who gets in the path of destruction. i don't think i insulted ALL of my friends, just the ones who got offended...but those sucky bitches prob'ly had it coming to them anyways. they should try to be more awesome.-possibly even assholes, but the severly awesome kind, like me.-yeah, i like that. more awesomer, less bitch-face. i hope by now people can handle that i am never serious, ever...except for this next part- i am deadly serious-learn to deal, or go suck a bag of dicks. it's your choice, cocksuckerface.
love always,
eric
March 10, 2006 -- 6:03 PM
posted by P
By the way, if you wanted a ship to enter the atmosphere from high orbit at extremely high speed, but you aren't interested in having it burn up, can taking away the atmosphere be enough? What weapon is necessary to destroy or displace a planet's atmosphere to allow a futuristic mech of apocalypse to plunge planetside at 10,000 miles an hour?
March 10, 2006 -- 5:46 PM
posted by P
Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution is truly tempting. Too bad there's no way I would suddenly decide to live a double life as a street racer (...and own a Lan Evo). But, if my catapult transportation devices don't take over the future, the Lan Evo is going to be my exit strategy.
March 10, 2006 -- 5:20 PM
posted by m. mash
i sit on the fucking computer all day i have nothing to do i spent about 4 hours on amazon
March 10, 2006 -- 4:57 PM
posted by Jsese
I won't have internet till monday once I leave work in 5 minutes or so, so you can all stop posting till then( monday that is, not 5 minutes). we all know it is all for me anyways. so you can all take the weekend off. hopefully see ya'll saturday.
March 10, 2006 -- 4:29 PM
posted by Par
Wow, Tom, you're really itching for a response. I count nearly 30 visits from an IP from The Journal today.
"what do they think is going to happen? new name, new way of dealing with prisoners? Torture is only considered torture to the Americans if it leads to the death of the victim."
Do you mean the 'they' that is shutting down the prison? Because that 'they' has plenty of control over the interrogation procedures in place at US detention facilities; they're under no illusions about what goes on at other sites.
I was watching a talking heads show a little while back in which one of the panel members made an interesting point. If you took an American from the start of 2001 and showed him what his country would become in five short years, he probably would not recognize it. Torture, infringements on freedom and privacy, politicized incompetence, complete failures of logic, giant partisan chasms, the destruction of an entire city -- even The Onion's prescience couldn't predict anything of this magnitude. Hell, if I told you five years ago that torture would become standard practice for the American government, I'd likely be brushed off as just having taken too much of the crazy juice. Yet here we are.
It makes me wary about cartoons like this one, because I wouldn't put it past these guys use the justification humourously suggested by the world of satire without realizing it. Or, to put it another way, I don't think the reach of satire extends beyond what these people are capable of rationalizing... unfortunately.
March 10, 2006 -- 3:53 PM
posted by Pam
Jesse- the best thing for a little illness is tequila!!!!
And I only have one birthday a year- and really, i don't want anymore after this one, so Cook Saturday Night. Suck it Up!
March 10, 2006 -- 12:43 PM
posted by mary
Jesse - come to the Druid! Sleep when you're dead!
load more posts . . .