“We have thrown ourselves on the mercy of a conscience too clear
to be reliable.”
John Perry Barlow: “THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC IS DEAD. HAIL THE AMERICAN EMPIRE. OR ELSE.
My old pal Mitch Kapor said years ago that what I needed was a “hyperbolectomy.” Were such a procedure to exist, this would probably be a good time to get one, since I suddenly find myself incapable of discussing the present state of the American Experiment without veering off into Very Large Statements.
With that admonition in mind, I hope that you will continue to read this rant, adjusting it to your own reality settings. This is just how bad it looks to me. From my perspective, this is not hyperbolic at all.”
Well worth reading, whether you agree with it or not.
