tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post2610584447355554126..comments2023-10-10T05:07:13.577-07:00Comments on En Tequila Es Verdad: Happy Hour DiscursoDana Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00890312745525306991noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-45208249971281450502009-10-19T16:57:12.248-07:002009-10-19T16:57:12.248-07:00I think I have to second what RickU said... my tak...I think I have to second what RickU said... my take on the costume is that it's a satire on the right's fear of The Brown Wave and The End of the White Race, not a joke at the expense of illegal immigrants.Woozlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948248776908775080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-59171918684916658652009-10-19T09:41:37.399-07:002009-10-19T09:41:37.399-07:00I actually think the illegal alien costume is cute...I actually think the illegal alien costume is cute and clever. I see nothing wrong with it whatsoever.<br /><br />Not everything created is created as a political statement.<br /><br />If that costume had come out when the "Men in black" movies came out I don't think anyone would have thought twice about it.RickUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440973897449920438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-8669115039709000372009-10-18T18:15:03.029-07:002009-10-18T18:15:03.029-07:00I think we need to step back a minute and take a l...I think we need to step back a minute and take a look at the level of batshit that's going on here and try to figure out what it means.<br /><br />Some hypotheses:<br /><br />1. It doesn't really mean anything; some people are naturally crazy, and due to essentially random favorable factors (e.g. the state of the economy, the rather abrupt change in the political winds from 2008 to 2009) they happen to be hitting a peak, which will probably subside pretty quickly in the near future.<br /><br />2. They are being whipped into a frenzy preparatory to a coup against the legitimate government of the US. (Think of the Holnists in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Postman" rel="nofollow">The Postman</a></i>.) I think this is Niewart's worry as well.<br /><br />3. They -- and the larger "culture war" -- are distractions to keep us busy and enraged at each other so we don't notice the real crimes being committed quietly behind the scenes, with cooperation or at least tacit permission from both parties. (See, for example, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/opinion/18rich.html?_r=1&em" rel="nofollow">Frank Rich</a> -- though he is certainly not the first to observe the oligarchical coup which seems to have taken place.)<br /><br />4. Other?<br /><br />Note: #2 and #3 are not mutually exclusive; the rich and unprincipled are notorious for finding ways to profit in times of chaos, selling arms (metaphorically or not) to both sides. <br /><br />The possibility of #2 being true (with or without #3), however, seems like the scariest possibility -- and if it's well-planned, they'll keep us guessing right up until it's too late.<br /><br />Any thoughts? How much damage could survivalist-militia do, against the legitimate armed forces?<br /><br />...and then I start getting <i>really</i> paranoid, thinking about all the evangelists in the chain of command of parts of the US military, and... other stuff.<br /><br />Here's hoping for #1.Woozlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948248776908775080noreply@blogger.com