The paranoid state of mind

Lileks:

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Yesterday my paper’s editorial section ran a cartoon from one of the staff artists, a feature that illustrates a quote chosen for its stinging pertinence. The illustration shows two typically stupid Americans with toothy grins and military hats emblazoned with dollar signs. They’re clutching books that say “HOLY WRIT.” The quote:

“I have often thought that if a rational, fascist dictatorship were to exist, that it would choose the American system.” Noam Chomsky

And I used to think that if Elle McPherson really existed, she would parachute naked through my apartment window. She never did but it doesn’t mean it won’t happen.

Any day now. Any day.

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This is just part of a great bleat from the great Lileks. Itis long but it has some terrific observations on how the Nazis slowly took away various aspects of Jewish life.