My firm belief is that eventually people will talk about how Capitalism and Democracy look really good on paper but are really bad in practise. Even if the systems don't go away perhaps we can stop LYING about them.

http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/dorktower/archive.asp?nextform=viewcomic&id=988

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(2008-01-17 21:20:45) Silverwizard: I think I may have appended some of it to a note dump I gave you
(2008-01-17 21:20:47) Silverwizard: out of interest
(2008-01-17 21:21:32) Stricken: bwa?
(2008-01-17 21:21:33) Stricken: when?
(2008-01-17 21:21:40) Silverwizard: End of last term
(2008-01-17 21:21:50) Silverwizard: You were stessed enough to likely not have read it
(2008-01-17 21:23:02) Stricken: I just looked through, can't find it.
(2008-01-17 21:23:18) Silverwizard: Then I might not have in defference to your stress
(2008-01-17 21:25:56) Stricken: heh.
(2008-01-17 21:26:04) Stricken: all the same, thanks for the thought.
(2008-01-17 21:26:36) Silverwizard: Hey - what can I say, you expressed interest and I'd typed it
(2008-01-17 21:26:39) Silverwizard: AND was emailing you
(2008-01-17 21:26:44) Silverwizard: Not exactly difficult

Stricken's name was stricken from this log for privacy. My personal pet peeve of the internet.

Silverwizard is me.

Would not this world be slightly easier if everyone was to do every single little thing that took them no effort but brightened someone's day? Why don't we?

Atheism. God. And 52 Pickup. They're all related in the great web of life.

It's a topic I've talked about recently a lot. But this time it's not about love in the traditional sense of the word. I think this is much more about standard old love. In the most raw sense. Without any carnality or eros.

"Freak Show"

I know I don't fit in
I know I don't belong
So please just stop reminding me
'Cause I know that I am ugly
I know that I am stupid
I don't need you to tell me that

Welcome to my freak show baby
That's me standing centre stage
Me and my freak show
Come join my freak show baby
Find out what it's like to be me
Me and my freak show...

I know the joke's on me
'Cause I'm the only one
in this great big world not laughing at me
So, just leave me alone
How I love to be alone
'Cause no one hears me when I'm screaming

repeat chorus

If only I could be like you
If only you could be like me
Then maybe we could understand
Just what it feels like

repeat chorus

Words & Music by Michael Bannerman
Copyright 1999 Lost Coin Music (Socan/Ascap). All rights reserved.
http://lostcoin.com/lyrics/freakshw.html

You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told)

In some respects
I suspect you've got
A respectable side.
When pushed and pulled
And pressured,
You seldom run and hide.
But it's for someone else's benefit
Not for what you want to do.
And until I realize that you've realized
I'm gonna say these words to you:
You don't know what love is
You just do as you're told.
Just as a child of ten might act
But you're far too old.
You're not hopeless,
Or helpless
And I hate to sound cold...
But you don't know what love is
You just do as you're told.
I can see your man can't help but win
Any problems that may arise.
But in his mind there can be no sin
If you never criticize.
You just keep on repeating all those
Empty "I love you"'s.
Until you see that you deserve better
I'm gonna lay right into you.
You don't know what love is
You do as you're told.
Just as a child of ten might act
But you're far too old.
You're not hopeless,
Or helpless.
And I hate to sound cold.
But you don't know what love is
No you don't know what love is
No you don't know what love is...
You just do as you're told
Yeah,
You do as you're told
http://www.whitestripes.net/lyrics/lyrics-ickythump.htm

"What do I do? Maybe it's unfair of me, but in this situation I kind of think of you as some kind of guru who has all the answers."

"I pretend to be, But if I had all the answers, this wouldn't be your problem... strange as that sounds these days"

I am going to talk about fight club. That and how it applies to the rest of the world etc etc etc.