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AmericaAs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnAt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like
gospel. It is AmericaAs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin
idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnAt just lose its soul - it shits out this
bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:49:32 -0700, Ned Ludd <nedludd@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:
AmericarCOs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnrCOt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like
gospel. It is AmericarCOs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin
idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnrCOt just lose its soul - it shits out this
bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Oh, god, too much truth, I feel weak, I tremble.
On 8/25/2025 8:14 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:49:32 -0700, Ned Ludd <nedludd@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:
AmericaAs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnAt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like
gospel. It is AmericaAs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin
idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnAt just lose its soul - it shits out this
bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Oh, god, too much truth, I feel weak, I tremble.
Just add popcorn!
AmericarCOs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnrCOt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like
gospel. It is AmericarCOs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin
idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnrCOt just lose its soul - it shits out this
bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Ned Ludd <nedludd@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
AmericarCOs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnrCOt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like
gospel. It is AmericarCOs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin
idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnrCOt just lose its soul - it shits out this
bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Wowzers. Brilliant prose!
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:44:30 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/25/2025 8:14 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:49:32 -0700, Ned Ludd <nedludd@ix.netcom.com>Just add popcorn!
wrote:
AmericarCOs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnrCOt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like
gospel. It is AmericarCOs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin
idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnrCOt just lose its soul - it shits out this
bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Oh, god, too much truth, I feel weak, I tremble.
Hey ned, you forgot to add the guys who think it is all entertainment.
On 8/25/2025 10:58 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:44:30 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/25/2025 8:14 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:49:32 -0700, Ned Ludd <nedludd@ix.netcom.com>Just add popcorn!
wrote:
AmericaAs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnAt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like
gospel. It is AmericaAs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin
idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnAt just lose its soul - it shits out this
bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Oh, god, too much truth, I feel weak, I tremble.
Hey ned, you forgot to add the guys who think it is all entertainment.
In reality, it's a tragedy, with comic aspects. Think of Russian
roulette, and imagine that every threat to human existence is another
bullet in the chamber of a revolver:
Nuclear war
Climate catastrophe
Misanthropic AI
Geo-magnetic storms
Man-made viruses
How many bullets before we no longer have any chance at all?
On 8/25/2025 11:08 AM, Tara wrote:
Ned Ludd <nedludd@ix.netcom.com> wrote:We studied this in junior college: Communication 101 Argumentation
AmericaAs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnAt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like
gospel. It is AmericaAs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin
idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnAt just lose its soul - it shits out this
bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Wowzers. Brilliant prose!
In a moral debate, the people using the most euphemisms are probably wrong.
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:27:22 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/25/2025 10:58 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:44:30 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:In reality, it's a tragedy, with comic aspects. Think of Russian
On 8/25/2025 8:14 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:49:32 -0700, Ned Ludd <nedludd@ix.netcom.com> >>>>> wrote:Just add popcorn!
AmericarCOs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnrCOt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like
gospel. It is AmericarCOs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin
idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnrCOt just lose its soul - it shits out this
bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Oh, god, too much truth, I feel weak, I tremble.
Hey ned, you forgot to add the guys who think it is all entertainment.
roulette, and imagine that every threat to human existence is another
bullet in the chamber of a revolver:
Nuclear war
Climate catastrophe
Misanthropic AI
Geo-magnetic storms
Man-made viruses
How many bullets before we no longer have any chance at all?
I don't see any comic aspects. The tendency to look for those, hope
for those hinders our ability to take meaningful collective action.
Stop laughing you idiots.
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:24:20 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:.
On 8/25/2025 11:08 AM, Tara wrote:
Ned Ludd <nedludd@ix.netcom.com> wrote:We studied this in junior college: Communication 101 Argumentation
AmericarCOs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnrCOt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like
gospel. It is AmericarCOs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin
idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnrCOt just lose its soul - it shits out this
bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Wowzers. Brilliant prose!
In a moral debate, the people using the most euphemisms are probably wrong.
Not in this case. Right on ned.
On 8/25/2025 11:50 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:27:22 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/25/2025 10:58 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:44:30 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>In reality, it's a tragedy, with comic aspects. Think of Russian
On 8/25/2025 8:14 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:49:32 -0700, Ned Ludd <nedludd@ix.netcom.com> >>>>>> wrote:Just add popcorn!
AmericaAs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnAt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like
gospel. It is AmericaAs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin
idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnAt just lose its soul - it shits out this
bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Oh, god, too much truth, I feel weak, I tremble.
Hey ned, you forgot to add the guys who think it is all entertainment. >>>>
roulette, and imagine that every threat to human existence is another
bullet in the chamber of a revolver:
Nuclear war
Climate catastrophe
Misanthropic AI
Geo-magnetic storms
Man-made viruses
How many bullets before we no longer have any chance at all?
I don't see any comic aspects. The tendency to look for those, hope
for those hinders our ability to take meaningful collective action.
Stop laughing you idiots.
It's comical if you think you're going to get lucky at Russian Roulette.
Because five live rounds out of six are loaded already. The question is:
how to figure out how much time we have left before pulling the trigger.
The tragic part is that by some estimates, we have only about twenty
years before lights out - total extinction. YMMV.
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:46:59 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/25/2025 11:50 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:27:22 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:It's comical if you think you're going to get lucky at Russian Roulette.
On 8/25/2025 10:58 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:44:30 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>In reality, it's a tragedy, with comic aspects. Think of Russian
On 8/25/2025 8:14 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:49:32 -0700, Ned Ludd <nedludd@ix.netcom.com> >>>>>>> wrote:Just add popcorn!
AmericarCOs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnrCOt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like >>>>>>>> gospel. It is AmericarCOs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin >>>>>>>> idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnrCOt just lose its soul - it shits out this >>>>>>>> bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Oh, god, too much truth, I feel weak, I tremble.
Hey ned, you forgot to add the guys who think it is all entertainment. >>>>>
roulette, and imagine that every threat to human existence is another
bullet in the chamber of a revolver:
Nuclear war
Climate catastrophe
Misanthropic AI
Geo-magnetic storms
Man-made viruses
How many bullets before we no longer have any chance at all?
I don't see any comic aspects. The tendency to look for those, hope
for those hinders our ability to take meaningful collective action.
Stop laughing you idiots.
Because five live rounds out of six are loaded already. The question is:
how to figure out how much time we have left before pulling the trigger.
The tragic part is that by some estimates, we have only about twenty
years before lights out - total extinction. YMMV.
The massive failure of prophets of doom to be right makes us think
that bad things cannot happen.
On 8/25/2025 2:13 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:46:59 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/25/2025 11:50 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:27:22 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>It's comical if you think you're going to get lucky at Russian Roulette. >>>
On 8/25/2025 10:58 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:44:30 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>In reality, it's a tragedy, with comic aspects. Think of Russian
On 8/25/2025 8:14 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:49:32 -0700, Ned Ludd <nedludd@ix.netcom.com> >>>>>>>> wrote:Just add popcorn!
AmericaAs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an >>>>>>>>> ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a >>>>>>>>> draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of >>>>>>>>> a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all >>>>>>>>> spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county >>>>>>>>> fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnAt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough- >>>>>>>>> ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like >>>>>>>>> gospel. It is AmericaAs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin >>>>>>>>> idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnAt just lose its soul - it shits out this >>>>>>>>> bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Oh, god, too much truth, I feel weak, I tremble.
Hey ned, you forgot to add the guys who think it is all entertainment. >>>>>>
roulette, and imagine that every threat to human existence is another >>>>> bullet in the chamber of a revolver:
Nuclear war
Climate catastrophe
Misanthropic AI
Geo-magnetic storms
Man-made viruses
How many bullets before we no longer have any chance at all?
I don't see any comic aspects. The tendency to look for those, hope
for those hinders our ability to take meaningful collective action.
Stop laughing you idiots.
Because five live rounds out of six are loaded already. The question is: >>> how to figure out how much time we have left before pulling the trigger. >>>
The tragic part is that by some estimates, we have only about twenty
years before lights out - total extinction. YMMV.
The massive failure of prophets of doom to be right makes us think
that bad things cannot happen.
It used to be "prophets of doom" predictions. Now it's scientists
telling us the end is near. Have you checked the Doomsday Clock lately?
Let's review: Six rounds, five real bullets.
Nuclear war
Climate catastrophe
Misanthropic AI
Geo-magnetic storms
Man-made viruses
You're feeling lucky?
"Every civilization in human history has been 'self-terminating."--
Goliath's Curse: The History And Future Of Societal Collapse
by Luke Kemp
Penguin/Viking
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:44:30 -0700, Dude <punditster@gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/25/2025 8:14 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:49:32 -0700, Ned Ludd <nedludd@ix.netcom.com>Just add popcorn!
wrote:
AmericarCOs shadow made flesh
"Behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an
ill-fitting suit: the sleaze of a conman, the cowardice of a
draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a
Klansman, the sexism of a back-alley creep, the ignorance of
a bar-stool drunk, and the greed of a hedge-fund ghoul - all
spray-painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a county
fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased
distillation of everything this country swears it isnrCOt but
has always been - arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism,
stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as tough-
ness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like
gospel. It is AmericarCOs shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin
idol proving that when a nation kneels before money, power,
and spite, it doesnrCOt just lose its soul - it shits out this
bloated obscenity and calls it a leader."
Ned
Oh, god, too much truth, I feel weak, I tremble.
Hey ned, you forgot to add the guys who think it is all entertainment.
