[ExI] Last political post for a while (I hope)

[spike]

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From: extropy-chat [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of BillK
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Here is an amazing 6 minute video rant by comedian Jonathan Pie supporting your PC claim.  Very sweary, not for those upset by bad language!  :)

This is who is to blame for Trump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nQIcjnMFQo

BillK


Oh this is cool.  All these years I have wondered what happens if you set up a video camera playing back its own image in the background and there is motion.  Now I know: there is a time delay which causes those cool patterns seen in the video.

I think he is right on, but I am now wondering about the whole PC thing.  Clearly that is no longer, since a performer can utter the following rhythmic commentary at a campaign event without being forever banned to a basket of deplorables:

http://lyricsdatabase.org/withmeyouknowigotit-lyrics-lebron-james.html

and

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/linkinpark/dirtoffyourshoulderlyingfromyou.html

I can imagine plenty of young people listening to that and deciding perhaps they don't wish to be in the same basket with this particular performer and those responsible for hiring him to perform.  I really cannot imagine anyone thinking this is inspirational.  Contrast the 1992 inauguration event where they had Fleetwood Mac performing Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow.  Look up the lyrics to the Mac song and compare it to Dirt Off Your Shoulder.  Then remind me, who is in that basket of deplorables?

Completely as a side note, only vaguely related, literally in this case: a couple years ago I did a spit test for 23&Me and AncestryDNA.  One of my closest relatives on 23 is Donna Shinoda.  So now I am related to some guy who formed LinkInPark, a rap group who I never heard of.  I played about 8 seconds of one of their YouTubes and wished I could have been related instead to Roy Orbison, or perhaps John Denver, hell even Alice Cooper, rather than this Mike Shinoda character.  I see LinkInPark had some hand in creating this deplorable rhythmic utterance, oh spare me.  I am so not hip, and now I am quite satisfied to stay not hip.

spike