Tuesday, July 27, 2004

Bad CC!
I can't help but be a little snarky today.

About a week ago I posted this picture in Simulacrum to address the theme "Sadness." As predicted, it sparked some discussion. One of the comments I received:

What is really sad is the fact that the liberal media refuses to cover the GREAT things that our soliders are doing over in Iraq. When we will ever learn to support our troops? What they did was surreal, but the majority of our troops over there are doing great things and THAT is what we should focus on.

It made me think of this little gem by the geniuses behind Fafblog:

"But Fafnir I do not want to read about torture" you say because you are a lazy whining person. "I want to read about gumdrops an rainbows and Presidents who are made of gumdrops an rainbows an use them to blow up the terrorists."

No you should really read it it is a very important issue now go or I will have Giblets hit you with the waffle again.

"Blah blah blah torture, blah blah blah human rights. I like watchin things blow up on television, it gives me a feelin of comfy security, readin about human rights violations makes me feel bad."

That does it, Im tellin Giblets to go get the waffle! He's gettin the waffle now!

"Okay Fafnir I will do whatever you say just so long as Giblets an the waffle are not involved!"

It's so easy to kind of sweep it all under your brain an think "Well theres nothin more to be said an nothin more to think about it" cause let's face it nobody wants to think about their government participating in horror. An right now the level of torture talk has gone from "Torture: Bad!" to "Torture: Bad, But Not As Bad As Saddam Hussein" to "Torture: Bad, But What About Ticking Bombs?" to "Torture: Bad, But Not Necessarily Proof That The People Who Ordered Torture Are Bad" to "Torture: We Still Talkin Bout Torture?" to "Torture: Bad?" An before we get to "Torture: Sorta Like Mowin Your Lawn" I think we should try as hard as we can to wake up.

The (mighty) Fafblog is my new favourite satirical blog, and I will be forever grateful to Professor Froomkin for highlighting it.

I do like living in my bubble, but every so often one needs to be reminded that one too, can be as blind as the the first commenter above, in wanting to believe that everyone is as outraged as I.

posted by claudine |Added at 11:31 AM| | politics, photographs, new blogs