jab1: I remember an episode of Babylon 5 where Marcus Cole expressed horror at the idea of a fair world; then all of the bad shit that happens to us happens b/c we’d deserve it; consequently he takes great comfort in the general unfairness and hostility of the universe.
orangecakes:
free online time? I’m thinking just free time in general. Or perhaps a world where all the hours I spend reading this message board reappear when I’m done
“I’m just too much for human existence – I should be animated.”
–Wayne Knight
I forgot that one. Sounds like something JM Straczynski would write. Is that another way of saying that this IS the best of all possible worlds? THAT’S a scary thought.
Those who do not learn from the past are condemned to relive it. Georges Santayana
The strong survive and the weak are discarded; the rights of the majority will always win out over the rights of the minorities, no matter who the majority is.
If you’re in the majority, then LEAD. If not, then shut up, follow, and do what you’re told.
Only those in the military will have the right to vote. If you’re not willing to lay down your life for your country, you don’t get to have a say in the government.
“All for the betterment of the whole”; the well-being of the state will be tantamount to any and all individual, selfish desires. To this end what is good for the masses is what’s good for the individual.
Service to your society will take precedent over your so-called rights, be they civil, religious, speech or whatever. No such thing as guaranteed rights.
I’m not even gonna start on THE perfect world, 'cause this world is too screwed up to even TRY to fix in a few sentences. However, I can tell you what MY perfect world would be:
A large “farm-like” setting with a big, beautiful house that me, my best friend, and our boyfriends (who would be our husbands) would live in. We would have every kind of big dog, and a stable with horses (and of course, a tame pet wolf or two). The weather would be always be autumn and we wouldn’t need glasses or contacts so we could go swimming in our indoor pool. The atmosphere would be very quiet and peaceful, no noise or air pollution. We would never get writer’s block, I would be a great artist, and my friend would have an even more beautiful voice than she has now. Sure this sounds corny, but you have to think of whatever would be perfect bliss for you, and this is what my friend and I decided on (yes, we have actually discussed “our perfect world”).
White Wolf
“Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.”
“Half the world is composed of idiots, the other half of people clever enough to take indecent advantage of them.”
