Blog Against Theocracy & WAAGNFNP Posted by christian h., 05 Apr 2007 05:38 am

Blog Against Theocracy with the WAAGNFNP

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE MINISTRY OF OFFENSE AND DEFENSE

Comrades, Blog Against Theocracy week with the WAAGNFNP starts tomorrow.

As speaker of the More Radical than the Radical Caucus Caucus, I argued strenuously that the Party should endorse the slogan After Theocracy, Revolution! - but my motion was voted down in the Central Committee. This humble blog will therefore be turned over to those who blog against theocracy for now; we expect all loyal Party members to contribute.

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Please note the dates: April 6-8. The WAAGNFNP blog will have fresh, vibrant, gripping new posts all weekend long in support of BAT Week(end). Those of you in the habit of doing strange and bizarre things on the weekend that, for whatever reason, take you away from your computers, are asked to please adjust your schedules accordingly. (Seriously, we hope you’ll take a little time out to support and acknowledge the efforts of our fine, hard-working contributors).

In the meantime, this is an OPEN THREAD for all your ranting, grand-standing, pet issue, shout-out, baseball season-opening, networking, and squirrel-blasting needs.

christian h.
Tribunus Laticlavius, MoOaD.
WAAGNFNP

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  1. on 05 Apr 2007 at 8:24 am 1. Oaktown Girl said …

    Between the day job and doing this blog, I’ve seen less of left blogistan than ever. So I’m just wondering: has anyone put up a photoshop image of John McCain’s Straight Talk Express bus imploding and/or driving over a cliff yet?

  2. on 05 Apr 2007 at 10:14 am 2. jimmiraybob said …

    And a hearty thank you to the ministers that make the Blog run on time!

  3. on 05 Apr 2007 at 11:20 am 3. Seattle said …

    No excuses, Oaktown Girl-you either have your finger on the pulse of the Left or your priorities are seriously skewed. Next you’ll be claiming that groceries and rent are more important than being glued to your computer exchanging quips and insults… McCain who? And what about that cello gathering dust in your livingroom?

  4. on 05 Apr 2007 at 11:29 am 4. JP Stormcrow said …

    that make the Blog run on time!

    It runs on time? So that’s what Aaron was talking about here. Shit, and I thought we were counting on the tax break from running it on methanol. I guess all bets are off when you come out the other side of an Internet Wormhole. [multiple links to this blog included since according to the tenets of Transcendental Metablogging (TM) - if you surpass a critical mass of self-referential links - the Internet dies and everybody gets a pony. Giddyup!]

    So I’m just wondering: has anyone put up a photoshop image of John McCain’s Straight Talk Express bus imploding and/or driving over a cliff yet?

    No need. Honest John’s “Dukakis in a tank moment.”

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  5. on 05 Apr 2007 at 11:41 am 5. Oaktown Girl said …

    Next you’ll be claiming that groceries and rent are more important than being glued to your computer exchanging quips and insults…

    You’re right, Seattle. I need to grab a jumbo bag of cheetos and hole-up at my apartment until the inevitable eviction.

    The cello, s/he/it is not speaking to me. I promised her/him/it a grand reunion as soon as I got off the graveyard shift, and then I went and volunteered for this here community blog, which is currently absorbing every “free” moment not at the day job. But thankfully christian is going to take the wheel for a few weeks right after Blog Against Theocracy Week is over, just in time (hopefully) to keep me sane.

    But if we are going to point fingers at neglected music practice, how’s the ol’ singing coming along?
    (Poke, poke, jab, jab!)

  6. on 05 Apr 2007 at 12:03 pm 6. spyder said …

    The Ministry of Offense and Defense will do everything in its power to insure that Theo isn’t for Blogocracy. Ugh??? I have that backward??? Are you sure?? Well then, nevermind.

  7. on 05 Apr 2007 at 12:32 pm 7. jimmiraybob said …

    It runs on time?

    Geology training may skew my perspective on this.

    In other business, I second After Theocracy, Revolution!

    Because I’m pretty sure that the revolution will mostly consist of setting back with a cold one and watching our Theocrat Overlords of different Theorientations tear themselves to shreds ala the Rebublic Party. A few years of this, or less if there are as many Ted Haggards out there as I suspect, and the NeoEnlightenment revolutionary forces of the WAAGNFN Party World Alliance will have easy pickins.

  8. on 05 Apr 2007 at 12:40 pm 8. James Killus said …

    Blogging is all very well and good, and good slogans are hard to come by. I have not, in fact, seen a really good one since “Up against the wall, motherfuckers!”

    But if we’re going to stop war and stuff, and topple the theocracy while we’re at it, we need more than slogans, more even than, dare I say it, blogging. We need a plan.

    My plan is to corrupt their young. Who’s with me?

  9. on 05 Apr 2007 at 12:44 pm 9. Seattle said …

    HA! Oaktown Girl! My geriatric bass player has disappeared into the wilds of Enumclaw (look it up via Mapquest-let’s just say they have a lovely view of Mt Rainier….) My singing partner is perched with her computer on top of a pile of her own garbage with a bag of cheetos in hand… And tonight I attend the first ever open mic sponsored by the musician’s alias here at the largest software company in the NW. I’ve started dating your cello by proxy and my son’s cello teacher says I have a better bow hold than he does. So there!

  10. on 05 Apr 2007 at 12:53 pm 10. Seattle said …

    My son’s already got an anti-war sticker on his backpack and is hauling around a fist full of flyers for the school walk out on April 18th. I think I’ll let him corrupt their young for me…
    http://www.yawr.org/seattle/index.html

  11. on 05 Apr 2007 at 12:59 pm 11. JP Stormcrow said …

    the revolution will mostly consist of setting back with a cold one and watching

    Hmmmm, I was led to understand that The Revolution Will not be YouTubed.

    But then again if we view it through your geological perspective, I think we can say that We Are All Revolution Now and A Long Time Before and Maybe Even A Long Time After (WAARNaaLTBaMEaLTA), and even then just end up as a moderate-sized extinction event and smear of unusually rich and unlikely concentrations of metals among the rock layers.

  12. on 05 Apr 2007 at 1:00 pm 12. Oaktown Girl said …

    Seattle -
    You have a better bow hold than your (7 year old?) son. You must be so proud. {smirk} I bet you kick all the elementary school kids’ asses in checkers, too!

    So are you gonna sing in the Open Mic tonight? (May I recommend a boisterous, patriot anthem to the Glory of the WAAGNFNP and the Minister of Justice?) Vive la revolution! Don’t be shy. I can have MOOAD (Ministry of Offense and Defense) send some Operatives up there to pack the audience for you. (Hey, the Rethugs do it all the time, and it seems to work out well enough for them).

    JP - that McCain pic - ugh. Yeah, it’s safe enough - if you have 2 blocks cordoned off, helicopters overhead, personal-protection snipers lining every roof, a couple of hundred ground troops surrounding you, and the best body armor money can buy.

    Still would love to see a PhotoShop of McCain’s bus going over a cliff - with flames shooting out of it, of course.

  13. on 05 Apr 2007 at 1:05 pm 13. Oaktown Girl said …

    My plan is to corrupt their young. Who’s with me?

    1. Huzzah!

    2. I thought we started that already. (But better organizing and refocusing our efforts certainly couldn’t hurt!)

  14. on 05 Apr 2007 at 1:07 pm 14. James Killus said …

    Seattle,

    It may be sufficient to convince their sons to be against the war, but it is necessary to turn their daughters into enviro-commie lesbian junkie porn stars, or some sub-set thereof.

    Which reminds me of yet another reason why I like Paris Hilton:

    http://unintentional-irony.blogspot.com/2007/02/why-i-like-paris-hilton.html

  15. on 05 Apr 2007 at 1:13 pm 15. christian h. said …

    I am glad to see that Seattle’s son is participating in a campaign instigated by what some would identify as an ANSWER/PSL front group, thereby undermining the anti-war effort (or so I’m told).

    And I agree with jimmyraybob - I doubt the ruling class in this country will allow the dominionists to take over. With any luck, however, they are going to weaken each other to some degree.
    Finally, all watch The revolution will not be televised - a good film. And read this article.

  16. on 05 Apr 2007 at 1:31 pm 16. christian h. said …

    Oaktown Girl, don’t fret - I haven’t touched my Violin in years - mostly due to the constant moving around and my inability to practice when I feel everybody in the building can listen… last Christmas my niece made me play a little, though (”wouldn’t it be great if all of us (her - flute, my brother/her father - cello, me - violin, my sister - flute and my second brother - piano) played together?”). I thought I could get out of it because one of the strings was broken, but she had my parents buy a replacement. Sneaky. I sucked, of course.

    Talking about children and corruption - just keeping the little ones from becoming corporate drones and consumer terrorists will do (that’s hard enough).

  17. on 05 Apr 2007 at 2:05 pm 17. Oaktown Girl said …

    Christian - I’m lucky that my building was built in the 60’s and actually has a recreation room. People only have to hear me practicing when they are walking in and out of the building, so no one’s lingering, and that makes a huge difference. But even with that, it’s been so long, I’m still going to use the heaviest mute known to mankind!

    James - I do not (and probably will not) have kids, so I regret to report that I have not fulfilled my duty to produce enviro-commie lesbian junkie porn stars, or some sub-set thereof. But does the fact that I’ve been incredibly subversive (and sticking it to The Man) by greedily withholding my precious uterus from producing right-wing fundamentalist corporate drones give me any brownie points?

  18. on 05 Apr 2007 at 2:20 pm 18. Seattle said …

    I’ve been banned from the schools for taking all the little tykes’ pocket money on the checker boards-how did you know, Oaktown Girl? Where else would I get the money for those damn cello lessons?

    I’m thinking the children of the ruling classes are corrupting themselves very well without help. I understand rehab is practically a status symbol at this point.

    I’m also thinking that if my 15 year old is willing to leave the xbox and go march against the war, the intricacies of leftest internecine wrangling can wait until later. As long as he doesn’t get brained by some hormone drenched police officer, I’m good.

  19. on 05 Apr 2007 at 2:27 pm 19. The Constructivist said …

    Oaktown Girl, in the spirit of Jesus’ General’s campaigns on behalf of Spermatazoan-Americans, which do you think is a worse war crime–a guy masturbating or getting a vasectomy?

    What Intelligent Designer would have approved plans for a reproductive system that is genocidal in its waste of potential life?!

  20. on 05 Apr 2007 at 2:31 pm 20. Oaktown Girl said …

    I’m also thinking that if my 15 year old is willing to leave the xbox and go march against the war, the intricacies of leftest internecine wrangling can wait until later.

    Perhaps. But like James say, we still need some good, new slogans. (To augment, not replace the “Up Against the Wall” all-time classic).

    And Seattle - are we still waiting on your answer on whether or not you’re singing in Open Mic tonight?

    (For those of you who picked, “Oaktown Girl’s boss stepped out of the office for $500 - you win! Legally, I do get to take a breaks, though. But Ahnold, the Govornator, is trying to stamp that out as well.)

  21. on 05 Apr 2007 at 2:46 pm 21. christian h. said …

    I’m also thinking that if my 15 year old is willing to leave the xbox and go march against the war, the intricacies of leftest internecine wrangling can wait until later.

    It’s never too early to start practicing. Maybe by first arguing with the other 15 year olds about “xbox vs. PS3″.

    But I agree, in fact - I was trying this irony thing people talk about so much.

  22. on 05 Apr 2007 at 3:03 pm 22. JP Stormcrow said …

    It is not an official Blot against Geography post, but MB has written a spiritual cousin to a BAG post as his initial offering at TPMCafe. Title is Skepticism about Faith and it addresses the role of religion in public life.

  23. on 05 Apr 2007 at 3:07 pm 23. Seattle said …

    Irony is good. I’m just fighting the urge to think up all the worst case scenarios of a 15 year old leaving school to go to a demonstration without me around. I was there for the WTO fun the year his brother was born-in fact my younger son’s daycare was right across the street from-YOU GUESSED IT-the Federal Building in Seattle.

  24. on 05 Apr 2007 at 3:21 pm 24. Seattle said …

    Not that I would dream of ignoring your continued pointed requests, Oaktown Girl…no I don’t think I’ll be gracing the open mic with my dulcet tones. Mainly because they had a full 2 hour line up about 2 minutes after they announced they had the date set. I was not timely in my decision to make arrangements to go. Though I may tap someone on the shoulder and ask if I can stand in for a song. Keep an eye on Youtube.. LOL

  25. on 05 Apr 2007 at 3:28 pm 25. Dr. Free-Ride said …

    Ahem. I am a professional philosopher. (Take that, Mom!) Corrupting the youth is my day job.

  26. on 05 Apr 2007 at 3:34 pm 26. christian h. said …

    Seattle, you may consider singing the battle hymn of the WAAGNFNP at open mic night (scroll down to comment 45., where Comrade MoVP Bill Benzon suggests the following immortal words for the first verse:

    Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming G F N;
    It will sear the souls of running jackals, smite them once again;
    It will cleanse the earth of varmints, let the gamma rays begin;
    The chain reaction’s on!
    Gojira! Gojira! Kabloom! Kabloom! Gojira! Gojira! Kabloom! Kabloom!
    Gojira! Gojira! Kabloom! Kabloom! The chain reaction’s on.    )

    Or, you might consider refusing. Ask Chris Clarke how well the Party takes refusal.

  27. on 05 Apr 2007 at 3:59 pm 27. Seattle said …

    Oooooooooooooh, I just get shivers… : )

    LOL I just reviewed the open mic line up again and realized that they’ll be lucky if they can get the stage cleared by midnight.

    Dr Free Ride: I believe I met your evil twin Skippy in 1982…

  28. on 05 Apr 2007 at 9:14 pm 28. spyder said …

    Cellos, violins, flutes, pianos, singing… sound like a freaking ork-es-tra-la-la.

    If my strat didn’t get out of tune so fast from the changing climatic conditions (snowed yesterday, t-shirt weather today), it would gather enough dust to make a pillow. Of course i could just put it away in a case, but that would be cheating.

  29. on 06 Apr 2007 at 8:21 am 29. The Constructivist said …

    Benzon posted revised lyrics in comment #52:

    Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming G N F;
    It will sear the souls of running jackals, smite them right and lef;
    It will cleanse the earth of varmints, let the gamma rays be swiff;
    The chain reaction’s on!
    Gojira! Gojira! Kabloom! Kabloom! Gojira! Gojira! Kabloom! Kabloom!
    Gojira! Gojira! Kabloom! Kabloom! The chain reaction’s on!

  30. on 07 Apr 2007 at 12:06 am 30. The Constructivist said …

    Hey you crazy kids get off my lawn!

    Now that I’ve lost your attention, did you notice that the BAT’s Technorati WTF is #1 on their list today? Well, it just so happens the WAAGNFNP has one or two up there, so go vote for the Party–it only took 13 votes to propel BAT to #1. And feel free to write your own–the more WTFs, the closer to the first page we get, with Paris and Britney, i.e., right where we belong.

  31. on 07 Apr 2007 at 8:52 am 31. JP Stormcrow said …

    Ahem. I am a professional philosopher. (Take that, Mom!) Corrupting the youth is my day job.

    Ah, I thought the role of teaching philosophy was reflected in the approach of Dave Gellman in Iris Murdoch’s Under the Net

    It is all the strongest and most luxuriant shoots that have to come off. Then later perhaps there will be blossoms: but not philospohical ones, Dave trusts. His great aim is to dissuade the young from philosophy.

    I have seen it claimed the Dave is based on Wittgenstein, although to me he is more closely reflected in the character of Hugo Bellfounder.
    However, of more than that I cannot speak, so I will remain silent.

  32. on 07 Apr 2007 at 9:25 am 32. Oaktown Girl said …

    did you notice that the BAT’s Technorati WTF is #1 on their list today?

    Thanks for the info, TC. I just went and voted. And thanks again to you and Dr. Free Ride for your blurbs for the WAAGNFNP.

  33. on 08 Apr 2007 at 11:01 am 33. The Constructivist said …

    You’re welcome, Oaktown Girl. I wonder if I was unconsciously influenced by this comment thread to reveal over at Citizen of Somewhere Else that my mom told me I could do anything I wanted with my life except be a philosopher. (Did I mention my dad is a philosopher?)

  34. on 08 Apr 2007 at 7:47 pm 34. The Constructivist said …

    You all think this counts as a blog post against theology? Should we let him know it’s going on right now?