http://www.newclarion.com/2009/09/intermission/ Our mission is to combat the unreason and selflessness that are sweeping our culture from the nihilist left to the religious right, and to sound a new ideal of capitalism and individual rights in American politics. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:46:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.newclarion.com/2009/09/intermission/#comment-5440 Mike Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:07:15 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=1517#comment-5440 Right. One of the telltale signs of a tyrant is when one is no longer safe in making sport of them... which is right when the satire is most effective. Right. One of the telltale signs of a tyrant is when one is no longer safe in making sport of them… which is right when the satire is most effective.

]]> http://www.newclarion.com/2009/09/intermission/#comment-5436 Bill Brown Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:20:22 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=1517#comment-5436 I understand your concern, but laughing at our masters undermines them. Perhaps someone who watches that might finally get that the money showered down on corporations and people isn't manna, but his money and his livelihood. It's catchy and engaging in a way (and on a level) that no number of essays can possibly be. Each format has its place and its usefulness. I understand your concern, but laughing at our masters undermines them. Perhaps someone who watches that might finally get that the money showered down on corporations and people isn’t manna, but his money and his livelihood. It’s catchy and engaging in a way (and on a level) that no number of essays can possibly be. Each format has its place and its usefulness.

]]> http://www.newclarion.com/2009/09/intermission/#comment-5435 C.T. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:05:24 +0000 http://www.newclarion.com/?p=1517#comment-5435 I like the truth of the song, of course, but I find it difficult to be "light-hearted" about this sort of thing. Perhaps I need to lighten up, but the way I see it, there are other human beings enslaving me, telling me how to live, how much of my money they will take, and I want to harm them. It's all fundamentally very violent (i.e., involving force), and I can't link humor to that. I like the truth of the song, of course, but I find it difficult to be “light-hearted” about this sort of thing. Perhaps I need to lighten up, but the way I see it, there are other human beings enslaving me, telling me how to live, how much of my money they will take, and I want to harm them. It’s all fundamentally very violent (i.e., involving force), and I can’t link humor to that.

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