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The Triumph of Absurdism

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A dedicated disciple of absurdism despises the annual “Peace on Earth” (Myth of Sisyphus-like concept) platitudes because they know that Peace is an unnatural state for humanity and that war is as natural as eating and doing what the wild bears in the woods do.  Peace isn’t profitable and some intelligent people can comprehend that, but the Democrats can’t.  Perpetual war means wartime levels of employment are a guarantee and who fails to appreciate the comfort level that is derived from receiving a regular paycheck?  What part of the fact that a wartime job is rather reassuring (Hence:  War is Peace) don’t they understand?

 

 

In a world that accepts absurdism, a columnist can inject the fact that a mention (with link) to the Barstool Mountain website’s page with the list of http://barstoolmountain.blogspot.com/2007/05/top-100-drinking-songs.html>The Top 100 Drinking Songs of all times can bring new traffic to a person’s weblog knowing that it would not be out of place in an assessment of the new Republican Ticket.  Do you have to be Irish to understand that a Republican administration and drinking go together like depressions and FDR?  (Like Paris and Jazz?)

 

 

According to a wild story found on an http://worldslaziestjournalist.wordpress.com/>

obscure blog, during World War II, a submarine from Vichy France, sailed into an American base, passed themselves off as part of the Free French Forces, did some socializing, resupplied, refueled and sailed off into the depths of the Atlantic in search of Allied ships to sink.  Democrats would point out that such a move would involve telling lies.  Republicans embracing absurdism values would applaud the existential aspect of such a daring maneuver.  Reportedly, the name of the enemy was changed and the incident provided the bases for “The Russians Are Coming; The Russians Are Coming!,” novel and movie.

 

 

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