Democracy or Bust: Rules For a Feel-Good Revolution
Congratulations Egypt. In all seriousness, I’m happy to see that Mumbarak bitch go. You should all take note, I hated him before it was cool. Proof. But this isn’t about me, and me being a wise sage, or my beautiful flaxen locks, this is about…. other people? Over the last two weeks, Egypt has not only unseated a tyrant and got on thier way to a hastily essembled democracy, but they have schooled the world on how to run a successful and entertaining revolution. Not every uprising works. I’ve looked at the last fifty-odd years of revolution, and you’d be surprised how many either ended in terrible bloodshed or lasted so long that people just kind of got bored and wandered off. So to all of you potential...
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It’s difficult to find a story about Chinese politics that doesn’t make me angry. It try really hard to post about the Chinese, I read all kind of stories, but after the initial black out I always come to to find my modem covered in bite marks and my fists full of my own hair. So yessss… pretty dangerous. I actually liked this story though, because it helps me to believe that China is once again ruled by an evil royal dynasty. Knowing what I do about the Chinese Communist Party, I can’t help but feel nostalgic for the relatively benign rule of the Qing Empress Dowager Cixi and her jade barge full of severed penises. Instead we have tubby Mao Xinyu, Mao Zedong ‘s only living grandson. He is 40 years old, he...
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Polonoscopy is a site devoted to political fluff. While I do appreciate that there are important issues out there… with respect… eh… don’t really care. Not here anyway, not now, that is not what Polonoscopy is about. Fluff. It’s all about image and perception in politics. Rather than vote for someone based on a record of public service and commitment to the meaningful issues of the day, wouldn’t you rather vote for someone who’s personality seems similar if only slightly more impressive then your own? Of course, we all would.