jodimest

I haven't posted a journal here in ages. Might as well! This is basically transcribed from my FA page, but I wanted to see how a DA audience reacts to the points. ----- Let's face it. We've been misled. This isn't to say we've been lied to, per se. It's just that most English speaking people who have examined or been shown military history have been shown a very specific perspective-- namely, that of curly haired geeks from Sandhurst. There is an idea that seems to have set in, a perception that has been almost universally accepted as fact, and a key consideration in the strange, arcane transition of militaries from Archery to Musketry.

If 60,000 people camping out in Manhattan have made a statement, it's that people are a bit mad about corporate America right now, maybe even corporate policy worldwide. Everyone's got an opinion about what's gone rotten. It's a culture of greed, it's a devaluation of the worker, it's a lack of regulation, or it's the sign of a growing schism between company ownership and employees. Certain individuals have responded by attacking the protesters themselves, calling them Anti-American, lazy, indignant, and selfish in their own right. In my opinion, this only underscores the theory that executives at the highest levels of many corporations are

Anyone ever played Sim City 2000? Remember the arcologies? They were essentially ultra-high density population centers designed to satisfy all of the consumer, entertainment, residential, and employment needs of a population within a single superstructure. Today, most theoretical arcologies are strictly high concept designs, pretty pictures and flights of fancy designed to inspire architects and urban designers, offering a glimpse of a never-quite-within-reach future. That's the problem with arcologies. We have the technology and the means to build self-contained mini-cities, but not the financial will or the public trust to do so. However,