In this post from Kung Fu Monkey titled “Wait, Aren’t You Scared?“, the author makes a whole crap-load of really, really good points that I think it would be good for everyone to read and consider.
Allow me to quote:
“Taking something seriously, and panicking over it are two different things.”
Indeed. And this is just priceless:
“Maybe it’s just, I cast my eyes back on the last century …
FDR: Oh, I’m sorry, was wiping out our entire Pacific fleet supposed to intimidate us? We have nothing to fear but fear itself, and right now we’re coming to kick your ass with brand new destroyers riveted by waitresses. How’s that going to feel?
CHURCHILL: Yeah, you keep bombing us. We’ll be in the pub, flipping you off. I’m slapping Rolls-Royce engines into untested flying coffins to knock you out of the skies, and then I’m sending angry Welshmen to burn your country from the Rhine to the Polish border.
US. NOW: BE AFRAID!! Oh God, the Brown Bad people could strike any moment! They could strike … NOW!! AHHHH. Okay, how about .. NOW!! AAGAGAHAHAHHAG! Quick, do whatever we tell you, and believe whatever we tell you, or YOU WILL BE KILLED BY BROWN PEOPLE!! PUT DOWN THAT SIPPY CUP!!
… and I’m just a little tired of being on the wrong side of that historical arc.”
Ok, nice cute blog. I like both the Bunnies (they are cute) and the backview of history is really interesting and actually quite funny.
Mark
Loved the FDR, Churchill, US now thing. You’re a funny guy. I’ll be checking your blog and wsite periodically.