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Being Realistic

Dr. Pants — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:51:45 +0000

There was a time when writing came so easy for me. It seemed like anything I wrote about was worth writing about. As much as I try, now, I am fighting for every word. That’s why I am here now. I can’t imagine this happening to someone who writes for a living. It must be a nightmare when your source of income dries up. Every word you read here has been written, erased and rewritten.

Obama has been bouncing around in my brain a lot lately. One thing I joked about, in my last post, was all the expectations so many have for him. We’re all very aware of the problems the US faces now. I really think the majority of the country thinks this all will be fixed quickly. I have a feeling there will be a lot of disappointed people.

Fear

Dr. Pants — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:44:04 +0000

Fear

I fear that the election will be stolen by McCain.

I fear the world is going in the wrong direction.

I fear that the world will be so polluted for my children that it will be unlivable.

I fear that robots are stealing my luggage.

I fear a large war is brewing.

I fear that I may be right about my fears.

From 1998: The Siege

Dr. Pants — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:46:05 +0000

Gotta love this. Look how far, we frogs in a frying pan, have come.

They Thought They Were Free

Dr. Pants — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:28:32 +0000

I was over at reddit and discovered something written in 1955 my Milton Mayer. Reading this excerpt from his book, They Thought They Were Free, should send an icy chill through the spines of anyone living in the USA right now.

I still have faith that the US will come through. It might be messy, but a mess is required in order to appreciate the clean-up. Ligi might describe the mess as ‘the bomb’. Others may describe the mess as a revolution of citizen involvement and change. Things like impeachment and changing laws would be included. Others may call the mess a real violent revolt against the government. In any case, a mess will have to be made and then be cleaned up.

I urge even the most reluctant readers to read this excerpt. It foretells of what it was like in Germany as fascism took hold of the country. Now, most Americans, myself included, think that that could never happen in the good ‘ol USA. But remember, the Germans were a lot like us. They were a democracy, dealing with problems and regain its status as a great country.

The excerpt: But Then It Was Too Late