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"It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing": propaganda and the 2024 election. Yeah, I'm gonna write about him again.

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HERE'S ANOTHER WARNING, DEAR READER, I'M COMMENTING ON CURRENT POLITICAL EVENTS THIS WEEK.  PLEASE DON'T READ IF YOU ARE BORED BY MY RANTS AGAINST A CERTAIN PERSON.   Every Person has their own opinion, and what follows is a collection of my thoughts and opinions. So, if you'll forgive me for vomiting my political views all over this page,    THANKS!! OK, if you've come this far, shall we begin? “To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.” ― William Shakespeare, Macbeth You've got to hand it to ole Will (or the Earl of Oxford), he sure knows how to weave a spell with words.  To tell you the truth, I w

Cartman celebrates xenophobia, and Queen Victoria becomes a drug kingpin! : The tragedy of the "Opium Wars."

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Hey, Dear Reader, did you ever watch the original "Miami Vice" with Don Johnson? It was a show about vice cops in Miami (obviously), and was one of the more popular shows in the 80s and 90s.  The reason I mention it, is because this show had some really cool, stylish drug lords. Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and every f&*king prime minister who served Great Britain between the 1830s and the 1890s were drug lords. Which places ole Vicki in a sticky position, historically speaking. But, I suppose lots of world leaders feel they're above common law.  They must belong to the super-terrestrial twilight with other narcissists.  One characteristic that these people share, however, is typically xenophobia.  In other words:  WE'RE THE GREATEST;  THE MOST PURE; THE MOST GODLY.  Any resistance from 'inferior beings' must be crushed, because we (i.e. TOTAL XENOPHOBES)  English know what's best. UMMM.  Cough.  Gagging reflex.  Wait, is this a dual reality? In that