“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” (H. L. Mencken) I promised myself I was going to let this election season go by without putting my political opinion out there. Because it really doesn’t matter what I think. Alas, I find it … More The Radical Moderate 5: “Choose! Choose the form of the Destructor!”
“The whole world is festering with unhappy souls. The French hate the Germans, the Germans hate the Poles. Italians hate Yugoslavs, South Africans hate the Dutch, and I don’t like anybody very much!” (The Merry Minuet, by The Kingston Trio) I remember hearing The Merry Minuet on the radio as a teen, and laughing about … More Fake Hate.
I did not expect to be writing another Radical Moderate post for awhile, but with the presidential primaries coming up quickly, I thought I’d better get my two cents in. No, I’m not going to tell you who to vote for. Instead, I’m going to talk about the Worst Form of Government; i.e., democracy. Because … More The Radical Moderate 3: “The Worst Form of Government.”
Oscar Wilde once said “Everything in moderation, including moderation!” He also said, “The world was my oyster, but I used the wrong fork.” Oscar Wilde was very good at puncturing over-inflated rhetoric with a few well-chosen words, and I like to think he would have approved of my syllogistic statement of the source of the … More The Radical Moderate 2: Fear and Loathing
It is possible to eat moderately. It is possible to express yourself moderately. It is not possible to believe moderately. M.G.Harmon Yes I just quoted myself, but sometimes I’m worth quoting. This post is a bit of a departure for me (I’ve only previously discussed anything remotely political in relation to the Great Mortgage Bubble … More The Radical Moderate 1
Marion G. Harmon, A Writer in Vegas. 