inflammation, as Falstaff knew, is the true motive force of history. did Vladimir choose Christianity over Islam because he knew the Russian soul, or because he wanted some of that sweet, sweet 'blood of Christ' the church was selling from its vineyards? as far as historical processes are concerned, *must* we tell ourselves a kind of "victory narrative", because we can't bear the shame of the naked truth, even from the poop deck of life, that Bacchus conquers us, not the reverse? as far as i know, outside of Islam, only two countries have tried to ban alcohol, and only one kept it up long enough to learn how to fight the drug war against its addicted populace. Those two nations were Russia and the US, trying to build the New Man from their factories and smokestacks. the question, did Rome conquer with its legions, or with its vino, is not even worth asking, is it? was Churchill wrong when he praised "rum, buggary and the lash"? anyway, i tend to think along such lines, since A.A. did nothing. I confess, I have the very gospel word on my tongue: Sitio. I thirst.
inflammation, as Falstaff knew, is the true motive force of history. did Vladimir choose Christianity over Islam because he knew the Russian soul, or because he wanted some of that sweet, sweet 'blood of Christ' the church was selling from its vineyards? as far as historical processes are concerned, *must* we tell ourselves a kind of "victory narrative", because we can't bear the shame of the naked truth, even from the poop deck of life, that Bacchus conquers us, not the reverse? as far as i know, outside of Islam, only two countries have tried to ban alcohol, and only one kept it up long enough to learn how to fight the drug war against its addicted populace. Those two nations were Russia and the US, trying to build the New Man from their factories and smokestacks. the question, did Rome conquer with its legions, or with its vino, is not even worth asking, is it? was Churchill wrong when he praised "rum, buggary and the lash"? anyway, i tend to think along such lines, since A.A. did nothing. I confess, I have the very gospel word on my tongue: Sitio. I thirst.
Feathers are a wonder
only dinosaurs are grand enough
to be where feathers first appeared