David Hines
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By David Hines
Who says that TV is bad for youth? When I was a kid, horror movies and science fiction were standard Saturday fare. They have prepared me for the present day.
Congress has been taken over by vampires. They enact legislation in the middle of the night, carefully calculated to suck our blood. What was once a midnight cabal for pay raises has become standard operating procedure for any number of bills. The light of day is to be avoided at all costs. As our life force is drained we become vampires too, demanding the blood of others.
Shortly after election, a conservative administration was replaced by liberal pod people. These doppelgangers have pushed profligate spending, importation of a liberal underclass, increased funding of UN activities, and more involvement in our personal lives.
Several Dr. Frankensteins in the judiciary have created a monster from numerous mismatched parts. There is no holistic Constitutional view, only an ad hoc sewing together of parts taken from who-knows-where.
Zombies attend the words of their masters, asking no questions with which the Zombie Lords might take exception. They flock to the polls, dutifully pulling a lever for the one-party system while knowing that the outcome will change little, if anything.
Badnarik and Peroutka share claim to be the Invisible Man. While already having a mathematical possibility of being elected by virtue of being on the ballot in a requisite number of states, the Libertarian candidate is ignored by the media. The Constitution Party candidate represents the views of those who refuse to be politically correct. We can't have that, can we?
Nader is the Incredible Shrinking Man. Having lost the support of the Green party, his voice is becoming ever weaker. Those who claim that Nader cost Gore the 2000 election have little to worry about this time. It is more probable that Ralph energized some who would otherwise have not voted. As he shrinks, politicians can get back to business as usual, ignoring the concerns of the politically uninvolved.
Regarding the budget, we are living on Soylent Green. Voters tap the substance of others for their own sustenance. This is called "fairness" — your arm and leg for my socialistic schemes.
Our politicians resemble Zardoz. They protect trinkets said to be liberty, while the Constitution lies in shreds.
People often get the wrong idea about science fiction. They think it's about the future. It's not. It's about today's problems, removed from the familiar setting. The horror genre examines our visceral reactions and fears, utilizing folklore embedded in our culture.
The resemblance of our government to the bizarre worlds of fiction leads one to conclude that our politicians have either watched too much TV, or not enough.
© David Hines
Who says that TV is bad for youth? When I was a kid, horror movies and science fiction were standard Saturday fare. They have prepared me for the present day.
Congress has been taken over by vampires. They enact legislation in the middle of the night, carefully calculated to suck our blood. What was once a midnight cabal for pay raises has become standard operating procedure for any number of bills. The light of day is to be avoided at all costs. As our life force is drained we become vampires too, demanding the blood of others.
Shortly after election, a conservative administration was replaced by liberal pod people. These doppelgangers have pushed profligate spending, importation of a liberal underclass, increased funding of UN activities, and more involvement in our personal lives.
Several Dr. Frankensteins in the judiciary have created a monster from numerous mismatched parts. There is no holistic Constitutional view, only an ad hoc sewing together of parts taken from who-knows-where.
Zombies attend the words of their masters, asking no questions with which the Zombie Lords might take exception. They flock to the polls, dutifully pulling a lever for the one-party system while knowing that the outcome will change little, if anything.
Badnarik and Peroutka share claim to be the Invisible Man. While already having a mathematical possibility of being elected by virtue of being on the ballot in a requisite number of states, the Libertarian candidate is ignored by the media. The Constitution Party candidate represents the views of those who refuse to be politically correct. We can't have that, can we?
Nader is the Incredible Shrinking Man. Having lost the support of the Green party, his voice is becoming ever weaker. Those who claim that Nader cost Gore the 2000 election have little to worry about this time. It is more probable that Ralph energized some who would otherwise have not voted. As he shrinks, politicians can get back to business as usual, ignoring the concerns of the politically uninvolved.
Regarding the budget, we are living on Soylent Green. Voters tap the substance of others for their own sustenance. This is called "fairness" — your arm and leg for my socialistic schemes.
Our politicians resemble Zardoz. They protect trinkets said to be liberty, while the Constitution lies in shreds.
People often get the wrong idea about science fiction. They think it's about the future. It's not. It's about today's problems, removed from the familiar setting. The horror genre examines our visceral reactions and fears, utilizing folklore embedded in our culture.
The resemblance of our government to the bizarre worlds of fiction leads one to conclude that our politicians have either watched too much TV, or not enough.
© David Hines
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