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The Uncle Seems Real - Transterrestrial Musings
Wow... really... wow...
Rand is a huge proponent of the theory of BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome) in which people misread and claim George Bush is things he's not. Meanwhile it seems that Rand might have succumbed to ODS (Obama...) - the thread is fascinating, not for what Rand says. His grudging, "ok, the didn't actually lie" stuff is pretty pedestrian, but for his utterly clueless defense of a mis-used phrase.
I've known Rand on and off since the late 90s when he was a prickly but at least, generally, competent commentator on space matters. He's gradually slid into a deep dark hole and I don't think there is any hope for him to return. In some respects it is sad. When he avoids discussions of Space Tourism or American Politics I tend to agree with much of what he says.
The trouble is those moments of lucidity are becoming rarer, almost like watching somebody succumb to Alzheimer's... I wonder if there is a Blogger version of this, where the original personality is slowly lost to something that eats it up and leaves a shell of the former self pandering to the crowd?
Answers on a postcard please...
Wow... really... wow...
Rand is a huge proponent of the theory of BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome) in which people misread and claim George Bush is things he's not. Meanwhile it seems that Rand might have succumbed to ODS (Obama...) - the thread is fascinating, not for what Rand says. His grudging, "ok, the didn't actually lie" stuff is pretty pedestrian, but for his utterly clueless defense of a mis-used phrase.
I've known Rand on and off since the late 90s when he was a prickly but at least, generally, competent commentator on space matters. He's gradually slid into a deep dark hole and I don't think there is any hope for him to return. In some respects it is sad. When he avoids discussions of Space Tourism or American Politics I tend to agree with much of what he says.
The trouble is those moments of lucidity are becoming rarer, almost like watching somebody succumb to Alzheimer's... I wonder if there is a Blogger version of this, where the original personality is slowly lost to something that eats it up and leaves a shell of the former self pandering to the crowd?
Answers on a postcard please...
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