Proof is now certain of a new law of physics: The Law of Contradictability, which describes that there is no limit to the ironically pre-deconstructed, historically decontextualized contradiction a human may utter without reversing the polarity of half her or his molecules, and thus will not burst in to the flame of divine retribution.
President Bush said on Monday that any effort by Congress to hold a no-confidence vote on Alberto R. Gonzales, his embattled attorney general, amounted to the “kind of political theater that has caused the American people to lose confidence in how Washington operates.” -- NYT
C'mon, everybody: just lie through your teeth every minute of your life and see. You will not burst into flame. You may live in a well-decorated, autarchic tyranny, but you will not burst into flame.
What do you do when the forces of "tradition" cynically co-opt the very machinations those wicked wicked post-structuralists and postmodernists were trying to warn us about? (nevermind the frankfurt school) What, oh, what do you do when you have seen the man behind the curtain and you still keep your eyes on the Great And Powerful OZ? (not my original question, but worth repeating)
Somebody get Dante on the line? We need a quick revision of two cantos before we can start shooting again. We lost the metanarrative entirely!! We lost the ... Seriously, get Dante on the fckng line!!!! We're over budget, and that Guardian Spirit at the Gate simply must be redesigned. Where is the line with fcking Dante on it? No, I did not ask for poppyseed muffins. I specifically requested organic blueberry muffins. Who hired you? They're fired. You're fired. (just felt like doing a bad Mammet imitation there, i mean, christ!, why not?)
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