Comments on: Amusing Ourselves to Death http://www.recombinantrecords.net/2009/05/24/amusing-ourselves-to-death/ cartoons by Stuart McMillen Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:29:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: CianaDawnSkye http://www.recombinantrecords.net/2009/05/24/amusing-ourselves-to-death/comment-page-2/#comment-14810 CianaDawnSkye Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:49:18 +0000 http://www.recombinantrecords.net/?p=42#comment-14810 it is pretty sad.I just want to live the right way.getting my license to drive real soon with the breathahliar.I will never risk someones life or mine again!! it is pretty sad.I just want to live the right way.getting my license to drive real soon with the breathahliar.I will never risk someones life or mine again!!

]]> By: John Kyle http://www.recombinantrecords.net/2009/05/24/amusing-ourselves-to-death/comment-page-2/#comment-14781 John Kyle Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:34:11 +0000 http://www.recombinantrecords.net/?p=42#comment-14781 Furthermore, you could also have included Fahrenheit 451 in the strip, as there are a lot of similarities with a society utterly distracted by vapid video-walls and shows along the lines of "Cops". Sure the Firemen come and burn the books, but no one cares anyway. At least, no one but the protagonist. And in H.G Wells' "The Time Machine", for that matter.... or Mike Judge's "Idiocracy"... It seems the impending dumbing down of society is a popular topic. Maybe it was always thus? Furthermore, you could also have included Fahrenheit 451 in the strip, as there are a lot of similarities with a society utterly distracted by vapid video-walls and shows along the lines of “Cops”. Sure the Firemen come and burn the books, but no one cares anyway. At least, no one but the protagonist.

And in H.G Wells’ “The Time Machine”, for that matter…. or Mike Judge’s “Idiocracy”… It seems the impending dumbing down of society is a popular topic. Maybe it was always thus?

]]> By: John Kyle http://www.recombinantrecords.net/2009/05/24/amusing-ourselves-to-death/comment-page-2/#comment-14780 John Kyle Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:32:29 +0000 http://www.recombinantrecords.net/?p=42#comment-14780 Good, but to be fair in 1984 the Proles were controlled, not by violence, but by banality, much like the case he is making for Huxley. It was the relatively-educated party members that were controlled by the party authoritarian apparatus, while the Proles were left mostly to their own devices and distracted with party produced pornography (PornoSec), pulp-fiction (FicDep), films, and lotteries. I think think this was because Proles were too numerous to be dealt with through repression, or perhaps given their stupidity the party thought repression was unnecessary, or a waste of effort. Good, but to be fair in 1984 the Proles were controlled, not by violence, but by banality, much like the case he is making for Huxley. It was the relatively-educated party members that were controlled by the party authoritarian apparatus, while the Proles were left mostly to their own devices and distracted with party produced pornography (PornoSec), pulp-fiction (FicDep), films, and lotteries.
I think think this was because Proles were too numerous to be dealt with through repression, or perhaps given their stupidity the party thought repression was unnecessary, or a waste of effort.

]]> By: Richard Wicks http://www.recombinantrecords.net/2009/05/24/amusing-ourselves-to-death/comment-page-2/#comment-14458 Richard Wicks Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:15:07 +0000 http://www.recombinantrecords.net/?p=42#comment-14458 Our society is controlled both ways. On one hand, we have the Patriot Act, the War on Terror(TM)(R), extra judicial execution by our executive branch, an Tewwowists. One the other hand, we have American Idol, "debates" between whoever the media deems credible candidates both of which do the same thing when elected and Rush Limbaugh/The Daily Show. I really don't see how you can say decisively who was right, both approaches are being taken but there is no reason to complain, people aren't forced into it, they readily accept it. And really, just what difference does it make how the population at large is controlled? It's controlled, that's all that matters. Our society is controlled both ways.

On one hand, we have the Patriot Act, the War on Terror(TM)(R), extra judicial execution by our executive branch, an Tewwowists.

One the other hand, we have American Idol, “debates” between whoever the media deems credible candidates both of which do the same thing when elected and Rush Limbaugh/The Daily Show.

I really don’t see how you can say decisively who was right, both approaches are being taken but there is no reason to complain, people aren’t forced into it, they readily accept it.

And really, just what difference does it make how the population at large is controlled? It’s controlled, that’s all that matters.

]]> By: A http://www.recombinantrecords.net/2009/05/24/amusing-ourselves-to-death/comment-page-2/#comment-14362 A Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:24:05 +0000 http://www.recombinantrecords.net/?p=42#comment-14362 Stuart, This is a great rendition of two books I feared and loved. I'll definitely read the Postman text now. Mind if I translate your cartoon version into Hebrew and spread it via email? Of course I'll keep all the credits and add a link to your site. A Stuart,

This is a great rendition of two books I feared and loved. I’ll definitely read the Postman text now. Mind if I translate your cartoon version into Hebrew and spread it via email?
Of course I’ll keep all the credits and add a link to your site.

A

]]> By: David http://www.recombinantrecords.net/2009/05/24/amusing-ourselves-to-death/comment-page-2/#comment-13906 David Wed, 12 May 2010 01:38:28 +0000 http://www.recombinantrecords.net/?p=42#comment-13906 Amazing. Straight to the point. Amazing. Straight to the point.

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