Comments on: Unpublished Works: Election Day

By: Burzmali

Burzmali — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:19:02 +0000

To be fair, Sonja Turbot is pretty nihilist too, but in more of an art house style instead of th break-you-over-the-head LJ style.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:15:36 +0000

If I were to develop this story farther, I think I’d do well by playing up the absurdist elements as much as possible. Nihilism may be all well and good, but let’s be honest- it’s the kelp monster that packs the bleachers.

By: Burzmali

Burzmali — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:02:00 +0000

Nihilism and Live Journal go together like peanut butter and jelly. One is never far from the other.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:19:40 +0000

I assume it has something to do with the- shall we say- tone of the piece.

By: macksting

macksting — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:30:52 +0000

There may be a joke in that which I don’t understand.

By: Burzmali

Burzmali — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:45:16 +0000

Gosh, with a comic like that, I was expecting to see Live Journal somewhere in the URL.

By: macksting

macksting — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:09:35 +0000

This appeals to my cynicism nicely. I try to be at least a little politically involved, but I didn’t vote for Obama because I thought he’d be a great president; I didn’t vote for him because I thought his opponent would die in office and leave a scary extremist in place, though that was also meaningful. I voted for Obama because his platform during the primaries involved speaking to people as though they were adults and could handle a little bad news, a little responsibility and a dash of cold water. He was willing to say what other candidates would assume would knock them out of the running. I did *not* infer this would make much difference about him as a president. I just wanted to change elections like the one above by proving there’s a market for a little refreshing honesty.