Blog of R'kik D'nec

So now that the craziness of the Veep debate is over, I thought I'd put up a few more political type impressions. First though, the title deserves an explanation. As part of the debate chaos, there were at least 10 tour busses lined up outside Veale. They all had the company name and logo on the side, and one of them simply said "It's a bus!". I thought it was really funny because it was so obvious. Honestly I think it's a great name for the company. Anyway, this idea of labeling and obvious conclusions will come into play later. Concerning the debate, let me just say that there are a lot of psychos out there. I just want to reiterate how stupid I think it is for people to wholeheartedly support a candidate or party as if their life depends on it. I just can't fathom how people can be so violently determined that their candidate or party is 100% right and the opposition is 100% evil. I guess this reflects my philosophy on life as well. Life is really a whole lot of gray areas. There is no absolute right or wrong. It actually irritates me when people are very passionate and closed-minded. That's really what I got out of the debate and what went on here on campus, as well as what is going on in this country right now. So, as part of my response to the whole situation, I decided to hang a Bush-Cheney sign upside down on my door, and write above it, "This is not a political statement." Now, really, in a way it is actually a political statement, but I prefer to think of it as art. It causes the viewer to question a lot of things, which I believe is one of the defining qualities of art. For one thing, the sign is upside down. Does this mean I oppose Bush? Do I believe that, as an upside down American flag means that the post or country is under siege, the upside down sign means that Bush has led the country into the jaws of the opposition? Perhaps. But then again, why do I bother to put up a Bush sign? Why don't I just put up a Kerry sign? Is it simply because I don't support Kerry either? Perhaps. You see, the simple fact that I used a Bush sign could show some sort of support for the President. The fact that it's upside down could be a sign of disrespect, or it could be a mere eccentricity. The situation is complicated further by the comment made about the sign. It's advertised that this isn't in fact a political statement. But in the same way that the sign itself is not what it seems, it leads the viewer to question whether or not the comment is what it seems. Could the title be purposely misleading in the same way that the sign could be misleading? Perhaps. The point of the whole thing is that nothing is certain. The title and the sign are both obscured in a gray area. It could be a very purposely made, targeted work of art with a clear meaning, or it could mean nothing at all. Not only the meaning of the sign or the meaning of the comment is ambiguous, but the meaning of the whole thing is unclear. That's what I was trying to get across. That's what I believe is a representation of my political and philosophical views at this point. Isn't it cool? Perhaps.

Current Mood: Resigned
Currently listening to: I Might Be Wrong by Radiohead
Last movie I saw: Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow
One line review: Very interesting effects-wise, but lacked an engaging story
On a scale of 0-5 sucks (0 being the best): 2.5 sucks