KittyWampus
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Sat Jun-12-10 09:44 PM
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" |
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Edited on Sat Jun-12-10 09:47 PM by KittyWampus
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going directly to Heaven, we were all going the other way."
Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities".
No commentary, just thought it seemed appropriate somehow.
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Sat Jun-12-10 09:46 PM
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1. Dickens was an incredible writer, and a great progressive advocate. |
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But the opening of "A Tale Of Two Cities" is a rare exercise in reductio ad absurdum for him.
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Sat Jun-12-10 09:49 PM
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Edited on Sat Jun-12-10 09:49 PM by KittyWampus
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I listen to A Prairie Home Companion, if you get the reference. :hi:
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Sat Jun-12-10 09:50 PM
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3. It is always appropriate, every time in history since those words were first conceived and written. |
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Sat Jun-12-10 10:09 PM
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4. For me, it's getting somewhat difficult to even remember the "best of times". |
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Sat Jun-12-10 10:52 PM
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5. It's a manichean nation. |
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Or we're a manichean species. Everything is dichotomy. And it isn't.
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Sun Jun-13-10 12:16 AM
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6. No, simply the worst of times.... |
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There is no liberating revolution in any way shape or form on the horizon. Simply an Orwellian/Kafka-esque nightmare.
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Sun Jun-13-10 01:08 AM
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8. That describes the last 20 years perfectly. |
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