I finished season 5 of House of Cards and it did not disappoint. It was a little scary how much was similar to our current political situation though.
Still finished watching in under a week, but I’m pretty sure that’s the longest it’s taken me to watch any of the seasons. You could say I’m not a fan of the Tuesday release.
The last line of the season gave me chills again!
Looking forward to “House of Cards” season 5. Might be my all-time favorite show.
The post was a few days old, but I didn’t start seeing it on Twitter until this weekend, when several people I follow were liking and retweeting it. I clicked through to see what it was all about and found one of the most interesting things I’ve read in a long time.
You’ve probably heard of 4chan and Anonymous. Or at least you know what a meme is and have seen Pepe the Frog. If not, maybe you haven’t heard of the Internet and social media either.
…4chan is often explained as being responsible for some early popular memes like “rickrolling”. But this is an understatement. 4chan invented the meme as we use it today. At the time, one of the few places you saw memes was there. The white Impact font with the black outlines, that was them (via S.A.). Terms like “win” and “epic” and “fail” were all created or popularized on 4chan, used there for years before they became a ubiquitous part of the culture.
Do I have your attention yet?
While I’ve certainly heard about 4chan plenty over the years, I’ve never actually understood or looked into what the group was all about. The first half of the post covers their history and the rise of Anonymous, which is necessary to understand where the rest of the post goes.
The author tries to explain a key group of Trump supporters.
…we can append a third category to the two classically understood division of Trump supporters:
1) Generally older people who naively believe Trump will “make America great again”, that is to say, return it to its 1950s ideal evoked by both Trump and Clinton.
2) The 1 percent, who know this promise is empty, but also know it will be beneficial to short term business interests.
3) Younger members of the 99 percent, like Anon, who also know this promise is empty, but who support Trump as a defiant expression of despair.
He also shares some thoughts on where politics are headed.
…left and right are in some sense outdated ideas. The new division in politics is those who favor the current global hegemony and those who are against it. Like the Hollywood heroes, right and left have been competing to become this new radical anti-status quo party. And so far, in both Europe and America, the right has won…
Just a really great post from start to finish if you can open your mind. It is quite long to read, but covers a wide range of topics. Check it out…
Dan Brown wrote another great book with Deception Point. I couldn’t put the book down once I started reading it and ended up finished all 550+ pages in a few days. That’s pretty good for me. I’d have to say that this is my second favorite (to The Da Vinci Code) book by Brown.
I’m not a fan of reading about history or politics, but Brown does a masterful job of making it fun. Deception Point is filled with behind-the-scenes politics, which was very interesting to read about. Not only do you get a great story, but you learn a lot of information about the United States Presidency, NASA, and other government agencies. No wonder it takes Brown so long to write a book with all of the research that goes into his writing.
I need to find other authors similar to Dan Brown. I’ve read all four of his books and I want more. His next book isn’t due out for awhile, so let me know if you suggest anything.
I give Deception Point an A.
No team colors/logos allowed while voting.
I don’t vote because I don’t pay attention to the issues. Simple as that. I’m not going to waste my vote on something I don’t know about. It’s not that I don’t care about the elections, laws, and all of the political hoopla; I just don’t feel like taking the time to read about the candidates, watch the debates, or get involved. I have the right to vote, but I choose not to take advantage of it.
Do you vote? Why or why not?
Over the years I’ve seen far too many presidential campaign commercials where the goal is to discredit the other candidate in the race. Maybe I just don’t get it. I would think that the main goal of a campaign should be to inform people about your own stances, thoughts, and goals.
In a job interview the average person doesn’t talk about what’s wrong with the other candidates for the job, we discuss our own strengths with the company and attempt to sell ourselves. If we had dirt on the other people being interviewed and brought those things up during the interview, we would quickly be overlooked as a serious option for the job.
Why is it different for the men (and someday women) that are essentially selling their views on how to run the United States government? Is their own vision not enough to win the majority of the votes? Why do we even consider someone for President who doesn’t have enough confidence in themselves?
I see it as a weak tactic to discredit someone else with the goal of making your own campaign stronger.
Nick Momrik 