Comments on: Politics and Science Fiction

By: ron

ron — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:52:04 +0000

She Has Funny Cars is on the Surralistic Pillow CD

By: b99

b99 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:02:34 +0000

The Sixties was an exciting decade – after the torpor of the Fifities, the Sixties was a godsend. Basically, the youth of America and much of the world understood society was at best moribund, and at worst, going precisely in the wrong direction. So the kids had all the right questions – they just didn’t have the answers – or at least not the answers that would survivet he blowback by the Reactionary Right.

BTW, a really great song by the Jefferson Airplane, a B-side song that got no attention is: “She Has Funny Cars.” Great tune. It must be out there on some music service, or maybe youtube.

By: Larry Peterson

Larry Peterson — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:32:17 +0000

Blows Against the Empire is one of the most underrated and great albums of the 70′s because of the brilliance of the perfomers and the ideas. I met Mr. Kantner a few years back and am proud to have his signature on the album. He doesn’t take the ideas too seriously though and we shouldn’t either! Great article.

By: Force Factor

Force Factor — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:20:18 +0000

what his imagination on progress of science really takes place. I mean to say the effect of science on the society of the future is brilliantly put forward by him. As far as politics is concerned i am not sure……but social view i dare say isaac is a pioneer

Force Factor

By: ron

ron — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:42:00 +0000

Ms. Ladysmith,
You need to do some freakin’ yoga or something. If you don’t like something, don’t read it. As for the sixties–they didn’t win the war, just the battle. If you know your history, things were considerably worse before that decade you seem to hate so much. The other side only wins when their opponent accepts defeat.

By: Rehmat

Rehmat — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:35:05 +0000

Hey – let us not forget another great western ‘science fiction’ – that’s the ‘religious freedom’….

In September 2009 – Eleven Jewish groups sent a petition to US Attorney General Eric Holder (JTA, September 17, 2009) – “urging him to drop religious hiring excemption” for the churches to hire homosexuals and lesbians in all non-spiritual positions including church administration, busness and education. The signatory of the petition included ADL, AJC, B’nai B’rith International, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Hadassah, JCPA, National Council of Jewish Women, Na’amat USA, Rabbinical Assembly, Religious Action Center of Reformed Judaism and Women of Reformed Judaism.

Religious freedom less Holocaust
http://rehmat1.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/religious-freedom-less-holocaust/

By: Don Hawkins

Don Hawkins — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:11:53 +0000

On the end of the human race 101. Why can’t we all just get along? Could it be that the system is set up to keep just a few people at the top of the top of the heap king of the hill probably. Of course it trickles down to all of us and makes for a mad mad mad World sometimes called the rat race. It looks like to keep this going we need to believe this is just the way it is can never change. The old system is now in control even for the people at the top of the heap the biggest slaves of all hence the strangeness. Do the top of the heaper’s use ignorance is strength when talking to the bottom of the heap but of course. Now just on the off chance climate change is real remember those thousand year events we keep seeing should we try? Here’s where why can’t we all just get along that part comes in. Let’s see tax carbon and return 100% of the money back to the people the bottom of the heap. Who just might have a problem with that well the Texas GOP the GOP in general the Democratic party the Bilderberg Group, Bilderberg conference, or Bilderberg Club, CNN, NBC, Fox New’s, my cousin, my grandmother if she was still with us, if your so damn smart how come your not rich a quote, most people in any city and town who make say $300,000 a year less of those now day’s, and of course tea party people who have found there place under the Sun on the third planet from the Sun. Again just on the off chance it will bring an end to life as we know it as a start this cap and trade bill what does it do well nothing but keep the top of the heaper’s on top sort of at least for a few more years you know Wall Street Goldman and a few more of the beautiful people. So far it looks like we are down the drain in not such slow motion while listening to the beautiful people top of the heaper’s as we are told ignorance is strength and call call now hence the strangeness. I know we could all go back to school and learn how to embrace the system and all become rich no that’s illogical with what we now know. Heck who want’s to be the first to step up see the light come on people now smile on your brother. Ok I’ll grow soy beans but can I keep my jet or the flat screen TV way to much energy cell phone, I-pod and on and on at least for a little while longer as if climate change is real and moving a little faster than first thought back to the garden with some rather tuff day’s ahead are you awake in Africa yet today time to find water and food still making heavy metal in Iran are we how’s everybody doing in Pakistan today and over there in China do you still think you want to be like America sort of today, Dubai bye bye and those islands was brilliant, hay over there in Saudi Arabia know where I can get a good used rolex watch, kiss the Wall and leave a note for the big cheese God’s work is it. Well Tiger be ok soy beans old man soy beans listen to your so called leaders and watch your parking meters on a mote of dust yes by all means keep doing that.

By: Annie Ladysmith

Annie Ladysmith — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:17:05 +0000

I”M FREAKING TIRED OF PEOPLES “POETIC SENSE”. Every “poetic sense” in the entire universe has been beat to a pulp, and guess what, IT HASN’T CHANGED A THING. Get over your stupid 1) Poetic sense, and 2) your nauseating nostalgia for the crack-pot 60′s, YEAH! That’s right, get over it, nothing happened, THEY won.

By: kalidas

kalidas — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:01:37 +0000

“Just ask the Axis.
He knows everything.”