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yakalskovich) wrote2004-11-04 07:32 am
yakalskovich) wrote2004-11-04 07:32 am
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Conspiracy theories
So, it's morning, and there's now three conspiracies vying for my headspace. So I'm going to post them. Mark well, I don't believe in conspiracy theories. They can be defined as obviously idiotic explanantions you concoct as not to have to deal with the complexity of the real world. "Saddam Hussein has WMDs and is harbouring terrorists" was a classic conspiracy theory. They are stories we plug into the inexplicability of reality because we, as humans, want things to make sense.
What I needed to invent a likely explanation for is the fact that Kerry gave in prematurely when it was really not his place to say yet whom the voters had really wanted. He might want not to look like a sore loser - but who bloody cares what he bloody looks like, this is about people bloody dying in Iraq and not some bloody gentlemanly game or even just paying back your supporters, as in other elections! There were deathly serious issues, and he bloody betrayed them! Everybody who voted for him had their vote bloody wasted now, and all anti-Bush supporters had their incredibly passionate work thrown into the bloody garbage! [/rant]
So, to my storyteller's mind, three more or less likely stories have suggested themselves:
They stole the election again. Remember how the story that Kerry had phoned Bush and conceded defeat and yadda yadda amorphously came up on the media networks first? What if they rigged that the moment they knew when Kerry was going to give a talk on whatever - of course each side has people among the other candidate's team. So what if Kerry never did intend to concede? He just couldn't say anything else after everyone had said he had.. You don't accuse you opponent of such weird things. You just don't. Unless you're Dubya, of course.
Frat blood is thicker than voters'. Both candidates had been in Yale, and member of the infamous Skull & Bones. That group is a standing conspiracy if there ever was one in our society, beyond the Freemasons, the Rotarians, and the Nazgul, the Lady Iris and me (last thing is an in joke; please disregard). What if they made an agreement among old comrades before that went something like, "If there's anything like a fifty/ffty situation again, it goes to the incumbent, as it's all to our common frat good anyway"?
Hillary '08. This isn't really my conspiracy theory; I think Telepolis had it ages ago, before the caususes, even. This basically said that for the strategic good of the Democrat party, there is no point in seriously challenging an incumbent in times of a crisis. And a crisis they certainly manufactured up to the last moment, thanks to generous help from Usama releasing a video just in time to help his old friend George. (Sorry, am becoming needlessly sarcastic at this point.) So, whatever the truth, whoever is dying, whatever Michael Moore and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
marchenland say, they were not going to risk a serious candidate this time around when Hillary Clinton becomes available in four years' time, will not run against an incumbent, and is rather guaranteeed to win. So, of course Kerry and his backers conceded. They weren't going to fight with teeth and claws for something they didn't really want with all that much passion. No matter what the voters wanted with however much passion.
-- So, here you have my conspiracy theories as to Why Kerry Conceded. Now have some nice music as well.minkhollow has yousendited it, and it fits the present situation with spooky and scary perfection, although it was really written about Nixon and Vietnam, not Bush and Iraq.
"Monster", by Steppenwolf
If the link runs out because of too many downloads before next Wednesday, let either me or her know, and we'll yousendit it again, and fix the link. Go download and listen, everyone!
Thank you for your time and attention.
What I needed to invent a likely explanation for is the fact that Kerry gave in prematurely when it was really not his place to say yet whom the voters had really wanted. He might want not to look like a sore loser - but who bloody cares what he bloody looks like, this is about people bloody dying in Iraq and not some bloody gentlemanly game or even just paying back your supporters, as in other elections! There were deathly serious issues, and he bloody betrayed them! Everybody who voted for him had their vote bloody wasted now, and all anti-Bush supporters had their incredibly passionate work thrown into the bloody garbage! [/rant]
So, to my storyteller's mind, three more or less likely stories have suggested themselves:
They stole the election again. Remember how the story that Kerry had phoned Bush and conceded defeat and yadda yadda amorphously came up on the media networks first? What if they rigged that the moment they knew when Kerry was going to give a talk on whatever - of course each side has people among the other candidate's team. So what if Kerry never did intend to concede? He just couldn't say anything else after everyone had said he had.. You don't accuse you opponent of such weird things. You just don't. Unless you're Dubya, of course.
Frat blood is thicker than voters'. Both candidates had been in Yale, and member of the infamous Skull & Bones. That group is a standing conspiracy if there ever was one in our society, beyond the Freemasons, the Rotarians, and the Nazgul, the Lady Iris and me (last thing is an in joke; please disregard). What if they made an agreement among old comrades before that went something like, "If there's anything like a fifty/ffty situation again, it goes to the incumbent, as it's all to our common frat good anyway"?
Hillary '08. This isn't really my conspiracy theory; I think Telepolis had it ages ago, before the caususes, even. This basically said that for the strategic good of the Democrat party, there is no point in seriously challenging an incumbent in times of a crisis. And a crisis they certainly manufactured up to the last moment, thanks to generous help from Usama releasing a video just in time to help his old friend George. (Sorry, am becoming needlessly sarcastic at this point.) So, whatever the truth, whoever is dying, whatever Michael Moore and
marchenland say, they were not going to risk a serious candidate this time around when Hillary Clinton becomes available in four years' time, will not run against an incumbent, and is rather guaranteeed to win. So, of course Kerry and his backers conceded. They weren't going to fight with teeth and claws for something they didn't really want with all that much passion. No matter what the voters wanted with however much passion.-- So, here you have my conspiracy theories as to Why Kerry Conceded. Now have some nice music as well.
minkhollow has yousendited it, and it fits the present situation with spooky and scary perfection, although it was really written about Nixon and Vietnam, not Bush and Iraq."Monster", by Steppenwolf
If the link runs out because of too many downloads before next Wednesday, let either me or her know, and we'll yousendit it again, and fix the link. Go download and listen, everyone!
Thank you for your time and attention.
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My BF is already saying "Clinton / Obama 08," but I think it's bullshit. Hillary, much as I love her, is not a realistic candidate, and neither is Obama. She's too female and too Clinton; he's too young and too black.
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If this one was a realistic candidate, then I just hope they have the guts to pick an unrealistic one next time.-
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I do know what you mean about unrealistic candidates, but I DO think that this election was stolen by DieBold: Kerry won it and we'll never know.
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And I really hope it will be Hillary in 08. They really need to try something new over there. Then again, if about 50% voted for Schorsch Dabbeljuuh for moral reasons...
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There is this black Senator Obama many Americans place great hopes in. In any case, I hope the Democrats have the guts for once, and their next candidate is either. Either a black man or a woman. Although even being that, or being both, doesn't make you necessarily a good person, see Condy Rice.
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but i got rid of personal details and mailed it to a colleague - the one that earns four (4) times as much as i do to read the newspapers. she did not know kerry conceded before the end of the counting.
and i think all three are bloody likely.
then again, i just decided i don't care anymore. that is easy, as they are far away and i have many more problems, but still *tries to be proud*
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I am glad I don't know what my colleagues earn...
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i wish i didn't, it makes everything worse.
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I think I shall do a German version tomorrow.
It's the cars my colleagues have; I wouldn't want one of those damn tin boxes really, but I see the flashy thinggies and ask myself how they justify getting paid that much for being such pains in the neck so they can blow it all on a thing on wheels that guzzles up the world. But I think if I knew what they're actually paid I would lose it. I know I'm a total loss at negotiating.-
And: boo! Another sockpuppet. I said I would post as whoever I am locked in at the time...
all that we've fought for
oh yes, nada even bought a car. but mostly it is the clothes and the handbags and shoes - i don't want them, but i get mobbed for not having them. or the recreational haircuts (tm). and the expensive holidays. and the lunches. everyhing.
and to think that propert and accounts each got a new position, while i still am not employed full-time because they "have no money". but i have to do additional work and get failed if i don't manage.
:(
:(
this one scared me, as i thought it could not possibly be you again. but only for a second - then i remembered i always scare away strangers, it had to be you.
opted out
Yes, we did something wrong there. Or rather, we did something right there, cause if we had what those
bitchespeople have, it would mean it's eaten our brains. And I'd rather have my brain eaten by something else than by how to earn spend large amounts of money.where i wanted to go
ah. if only i had not believed i would be able to know this feeling once. the feeling of being able to go somewhere, stay in a good, even nice hotel, eat in a restaurant, and buy things i want. i have been here for four years and never bought new clothes.
which is a big reason why the head bitch wants me out.
Re: where i wanted to go
it is hell. and i did not have a basket.
as i keep being shown, those who have lots will get more, those who have nothing will get nothing. happy people are loved, beautiful people are reverred, the weak and ugly are shunned and avoided. everyone wants to visit a rich person. rich people get free tickets and meals and rides and presents.
i think i have to switch off bloody chris martin singing about this beautiful world we live in, or i will smash my computer *does so* not that it does not smash itself up nicely without me (51mb).
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Why shouldn't anybody else hire you? You aren't Gollum, are you?
The world is in a fucked-up part of its cycles, and perhaps we do need to prod buttock, kick, and shout to make it go on, because all these people are really velociraptors at heart, and they will eat us if they can. If we let them.
Yes, yes, I will stop being needlessly melodramatic.
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i guess you just think of your car-feelings and enlarge this upon a whole life. this clean, wide-spaced, slightly empty but well-light and bright life, full of only nice, expensive, beautiful quality items, a dust-free designer life. i just wanted a little taste of it. really, just a year.
yesssssssssss, master, me not gollum. smeagol is not at fault. it is not smeagol's fault that nobody likes smeagol. nasty bitches. not true that smeagol would be unhappy in any job.
nah, melodrama is good. if only i could speak like that when it matters!
but the world never really was better. not for long, and only in places.
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Nah, the world tends to be thoroughly fucked up, apart from a few pleasant niches, like the place where I live. And even this has its snakes in the garden, metaphorically. At least I get to speak my mind at work, mostly - I'm the computer tamer, and as Certified Geek I get to a) be weird and b) snark at people.
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i liked the short, short stint i had as a computer tamer. wish i had the qualification to do it full time. weird snarking i could get used to, mmmh.
The advantage of having walls
Walls are nice; I have some of them at work as well. And a door, which can be closed, and then I am by myself. It's only ever used for that if I'm not by myself, of course, but still. I have my "Kabuff" to myself.
Re: The advantage of having walls
technically, i have a door. in this environment, closing it is not really allowed and will be inquired about. and i think they are finally able to force us into open plan or cubicles, the bastards are far too cheerfull (their side won't be touched).
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Plus, I always heare if the Powers That Be are going to descend on the printer in my office, so I can change from the LJ tab to the legitimate work tab.
I only close the door if a colleague comes to unburden themselves about something that really doesn't work for them, or we make our own conspiracy.
Re: The advantage of having walls
but i just locked it now. and turned up the heater. i am cold. now i hear them shouting about architects next door. and about putting people into the windowless store room waaah.
Re: The advantage of having walls
I rather run away earlier.
Cold isn't good. I'm cold as well, but I like that. But I wouldn't ask it of anyobdy else.
Re: The advantage of having walls
just ate breakfast and lunch together and am now craving some cocoa.
The advantage of having coffee breaks
married to the
Re: married to the
Re: married to the
Re: married to the WHAT?
mob! tsk, pay attention ;P
*sigh*
Re: *sigh*
let's stop this right here, right now. *stakes thread*
Re: *sigh*
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I had heard about the Hillary thing before as well, and there might actually be some truth to it, but I still find this behaviour quite cowardish. Just like our government's, btw.
Addendum to the "stolen election" theory: And you know what lies between a voting machine computer and a blue-and-red graph?
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No. That is a joke, right? People are telling political jokes again?? Oh, UNderworld! Have we come that far.-
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