Friday, January 29, 2021
Fold em 2
Following from previous item on Col Green's brief foray into politics.
A 1901 cartoon from Tammany Times points to another historical difference and another accidental personal connection.
"Teacher" Platt was the R leader of NYC at the time. "Sethy" Low was Platt's candidate for mayor. "Weeping Willie" Jerome was William Travers Jerome, the R district attorney, an enthusiastic follower of Carry Nation.
Historical difference: Read the list. Sounds mighty fucking familiar, doesn't it? Now Cuomo and DeBlasio are preaching and teaching EXACTLY the same things that Platt was teaching in 1901. Prohibitionists are the same in every age. Stop all activity, halt all enjoyment, obliterate all life, "because witches" or "because alcohol" or "because virus". The cause is fake and meaningless. The OBLITERATION is what matters.
Personal connection: In 1969, William Travers Jerome the THIRD was president of the university. He was nominally more "liberal" than his grandfather, but he was equally active in publicizing and hatcheting the hippies. He called me into his office to officially expel me from the university, which was hardly necessary since I'd already dropped out. So I was dealing with two descendants of the major R players in 1901. Both were on the same side, though Hanna the Third was paid to pretend otherwise.
Broader thought about holdem/foldem: Col Green's ADHD was probably annoying to people who wanted him to be a hardass lifelong 24/7 crusader for their causes. But in fact both science and politics were better served by dilettantes. Now both science and politics have ruthlessly selected out non-fanatics who want to ENJOY LIFE. It's all cults on all sides, all ascetic witch burners and inquisitors, with no room for short-term enjoyers.
"Teacher" Platt was the R leader of NYC at the time. "Sethy" Low was Platt's candidate for mayor. "Weeping Willie" Jerome was William Travers Jerome, the R district attorney, an enthusiastic follower of Carry Nation.
Historical difference: Read the list. Sounds mighty fucking familiar, doesn't it? Now Cuomo and DeBlasio are preaching and teaching EXACTLY the same things that Platt was teaching in 1901. Prohibitionists are the same in every age. Stop all activity, halt all enjoyment, obliterate all life, "because witches" or "because alcohol" or "because virus". The cause is fake and meaningless. The OBLITERATION is what matters.
Personal connection: In 1969, William Travers Jerome the THIRD was president of the university. He was nominally more "liberal" than his grandfather, but he was equally active in publicizing and hatcheting the hippies. He called me into his office to officially expel me from the university, which was hardly necessary since I'd already dropped out. So I was dealing with two descendants of the major R players in 1901. Both were on the same side, though Hanna the Third was paid to pretend otherwise.
Broader thought about holdem/foldem: Col Green's ADHD was probably annoying to people who wanted him to be a hardass lifelong 24/7 crusader for their causes. But in fact both science and politics were better served by dilettantes. Now both science and politics have ruthlessly selected out non-fanatics who want to ENJOY LIFE. It's all cults on all sides, all ascetic witch burners and inquisitors, with no room for short-term enjoyers.
Labels: Entertainment, Jail mode
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