December 23, 2002
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I am a bit of an Anglophile. I was an English major in college, studied and acted Shakespeare in college, went to England on honeymoon in 1969 etc. And despite the fact that there are those who say the Brits now are little more than a pathetic bunch of inbred butt-fuckers with bad teeth and no cooking worth eating, a bunch of Yahoos who are infatuated with their past, having a present that sucks and no future to speak of, still they have had some good ideas. Like citrus to prevent scurvy. And now and then, I read something that makes me think that maybe the “take up the white man’s burden” bit was not such a bad idea.
Take Swaziland. Please. This is a country of some 1.1 million souls, maybe the size of one of our less important states like Connecticut, and ruled (?) by the last for-real king in Africa. This knucklehead had a national budget of $51 million. There are massive famines in the country and half the people int he whole place are hungry. So what does this addled African do? He spends about $25 million on a fucking private plane! Is this nuts, or what? Then again, politicians from time immemorial have lined their pockets and swelled their coffers at the expense of the common weal. This poor ignorant slob, whose name I am not bothering with because it looks like a typographical error, just hasn’t learned how to more discreetly fuck over the public.
Comments (4)
That good British idea sure looks like an accident to me. Since so many had to die before they found out the secret you know it had to be an accidental find. Extrapolating that to the discovery of vitamin C might take a litle actual brains. You know, if I didn’t know better I might believe you had ferreted out and clung to that hidden and cryptic belief, seldom known and even less spoken of, that the human race cannot be held wholly to blame, as it is genetically insane. Are you sure you’re not Indiana Jones in disguise?
Interesting blog. It sorta makes you wonder if the monarch in question really has intelligence, or is he just hedonistic? Most monarchs were to a degree, but this one seems to be right up there vying for top dishonors.*sigh* Seems wherever there’s a lot of money, folks are ready to spend it for you, whether they earned it or not….but plain despotism is a crime against who he is responsible for, namely, his land and people.Bad scene. Anyhow, I hope your Holidays are very happy, and keep warm…spring’s on it’s way!Ok, so it’s got a ways to go….*chuckle*wink* Pax~Z
About the king, yes, we humans are an anomolous bunch. It is sad to hear of such means of birth control. But, sadder yet, not all that rare!
anomolous=anomalous