Why I Secretly Like Hippies

Originally Posted 07/03/07 - http://www.myspace.com/iheartdennycraine

One of the most profound ideas that I took away from my overpriced college education is the "marketplace of ideas". The gist is that if everyone is allowed to speak their ideas on any given issue, the retards on both sides will eventually be shown for who they are and in fact will balance each other out so that the best possible solution, stance, etc. may come to the forefront. It's a beautiful system by which the extreme left and the extreme right (the two most outspoken "groups") are not only the loudest but also the most insignificant in the end. Second, I was thinking today as I watched Charlie Rose, about the Bush Presidency. In truth, he's done some fairly decent things in the last month or so (attempted bilateral immigration with Ted Kennedy of all people, reached out to Putin which shows a general recognition of the idiocy of his bully diplomacy that has until now been utilized and now commuting not pardoning Libby which I believe shows that he made an ethical stand in forcing Libby to admit guilt) These three things, whether we like him or not and regardless of the other world-crushing mistakes he's made, symbolize three fairly ethical and compassionate decisions/causes. All this goes to say that our country has been in some serious turmoil before (the last half of the 19th century for example) Yes, our congress is absolutely ridiculous (what consequential reform have they passed in the last 4 years - and htis includes the new democratic house) and yes, our foreign policy is preposterous and yes our economy is a lie, but it could be worse and keeping in mind the whole marketplace of ideas theory, these are just the bad things, there are also good things and I had some sort of enlightened moment of happiness today that things will turn out alright But the best thing about it is, it has to stay a secret. If everyone knew that things will turn out alright, they'd stop making such a stinking fuss over everything and then we'd have no hippies and then we'd have no fundamentalist John Hagee lovers and then we'd have no marketplace of ideas and then we'd have no true solutions or conclussions to the issues taxing society. So. . . long live the hippies and the rednecks and may the revolution benefit from their downfall. Amen.