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jillithian) wrote2008-08-29 03:38 pm
jillithian) wrote2008-08-29 03:38 pm
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Politics and 1965 literature
I mentioned this in a comment, but I figured it's good to post it, too.
Have you read the book Dune? Or seen the movie or the series or any of that?
Well, there's a running theme that the main character is afraid that, in the future, he will become ruler of this desert planet and eventually the whole galaxy/universe and will inspire a voracious jihad in his name against everyone else in the galaxy/universe. As the book moves along, there are more signs indicating that this was actually going to happen.
Perhaps it is due to my recently finishing the book and the ideas still floating around in my consciousness, but the current fervor surrounding Obama and his supporters strongly reminds me of this book.
My own religious position is one in which I back away from strong reactions and beliefs in persons of power - good or bad. It's just me. And some of the recent blogs I've read give me much of the same vibe with relation to Mr. Obama.
He's just one person. Remember when John Edwards could do no wrong? Or Bill Clinton? They are only human and their farts stink just as bad as anyone else's when they eat at Taco Johns. They probably swear at the tv, forget to floss regularly, and scratch themselves when the itch arises.
Maybe I'm jaded. I just don't see how all of our country's problems could just go away come January if one person or the other is elected in November. Keep that in mind. It is just one person who still has to put up with all of the conservative judges recently appointed in the Supreme Court, put up with the endless committee shelving and pet project stuffing or laws in Congress, and the trillions of dollars of debt our country owes to the rest of the world.
Don't get me wrong. I think Obama is the better choice and can make some good changes. But don't rest all of your hopes and dreams on just 4 years of him in office.
Have you read the book Dune? Or seen the movie or the series or any of that?
Well, there's a running theme that the main character is afraid that, in the future, he will become ruler of this desert planet and eventually the whole galaxy/universe and will inspire a voracious jihad in his name against everyone else in the galaxy/universe. As the book moves along, there are more signs indicating that this was actually going to happen.
Perhaps it is due to my recently finishing the book and the ideas still floating around in my consciousness, but the current fervor surrounding Obama and his supporters strongly reminds me of this book.
My own religious position is one in which I back away from strong reactions and beliefs in persons of power - good or bad. It's just me. And some of the recent blogs I've read give me much of the same vibe with relation to Mr. Obama.
He's just one person. Remember when John Edwards could do no wrong? Or Bill Clinton? They are only human and their farts stink just as bad as anyone else's when they eat at Taco Johns. They probably swear at the tv, forget to floss regularly, and scratch themselves when the itch arises.
Maybe I'm jaded. I just don't see how all of our country's problems could just go away come January if one person or the other is elected in November. Keep that in mind. It is just one person who still has to put up with all of the conservative judges recently appointed in the Supreme Court, put up with the endless committee shelving and pet project stuffing or laws in Congress, and the trillions of dollars of debt our country owes to the rest of the world.
Don't get me wrong. I think Obama is the better choice and can make some good changes. But don't rest all of your hopes and dreams on just 4 years of him in office.
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After that the series starts to suck.