Happy first day of May. What a treat! There are so few other Communist holidays.
Relax, I’m kidding. Sort of. Actually there’s a lot of holidays that fall on May the first, and not all of them are symbolically political.
So why not go out there with some good friends and tie some ribbons around a metaphorical penis?
UPDATE: Here is a song for you.
As a compliment to the previous post: 5 Ways to Spot a B.S. Political Story in Under 10 Seconds | Cracked.com.
Thanks for indulging my brief flirtation with political posturing. From here on out though, it’s nothing but fun fun fun!
There once was a U.S. Representative who spoke out in favor of a free and unregulated Internet, who then received massive campaign donations from businesses who don’t really like that sort of thing. And then, in what is probably just a HUGE COINCIDENCE, the Representative turned an ideological 180, and is now vowing to basically ruin the Internet.
Don’t you wish you could buy a congressperson?
Do police officers accept campaign contributions? That would be grand. I bet a lot of them would COINCIDENTALLY reverse their positions on more than a few speeding tickets here and there, if only we humble citizens were allowed to contribute to their re-election funds.
“The US Senate’s Defense Authorization Bill redefines America as a “battlefield” and authorizes US troops to conduct military arrests of civilians on US soil, and to indefinitely detain citizens without charge or trial.” {From: Boing Boing}
Um, I don’t want to tell anyone how to live their lives or anything, and if this sort of thing doesn’t bother you, hey, no big deal, whatever. But, on the other hand, if you maybe kind of want to write your senator, there’s a form letter here.
For some reason, somebody decided it would be useful to figure out what brands are most popular amongst people of various political affiliations. That’s fine, I guess–and the only big surprise (to me, at least) was that Independents really, really like the History Channel. I mean, who knew that people who eschew easy political identities would be so interested in UFO‘s?
Okay, okay, so there’s a birth certificate after all. It means nothing. It’s just a piece of paper. People will keep tugging at these threads until they are forced to ask why our president refuses to take the Voight-Kampff test.
“First, your mind begins to become about as habitable as a pinball machine. Morning newspaper stories lead seamlessly to midday Huffington Post talk-show clips which lead to evening panel discussions which must of course be lampooned on “The Daily Show” and “Colbert.” Your brain is twitching with informed-ness; you dreams are full of indignation and Breaking News Alerts.[...] And second—and this I think is harder to accept—your level of political understanding actually decreases.” {From: I Know The 2012 Election Will Destroy My Life | The Awl }
Hoo-boy, do I remember what I was like, back when I was “politically informed.” At first it felt good (and may have led to some smugness on my part), but after several years of political addiction, I just felt sick and dirty about the whole thing.
I mean, politics, right?
