[davidboyd] Cool Papa Boyd: Salad days

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Posted by Cool Papa Boyd:
Salad days
http://davidboyd.org/posts/1168951980.shtml


   [1]Watch this.
   The only thing more shocking than how extensive and user-friendly the
   AQ Kahn network was, is how surprised our intelligence and government
   officials were at how extensive and user-friendly the AQ Kahn network
   was.
   If we were this clueless about what was happening, even after our
   senses were heightened following 9/11, then we're just waiting. This
   thing is Hurricane Katrina + 9/11 * 1000. We know it's coming. We
   don't know where and when and what we're going to do about it.
   This economy and lifestyle we have in the US and the West in general
   is a powerful thing. More people are living well in the West than have
   lived well in the history of the world. This is the pinnacle of human
   achievement and one wonders what can happen to derail it. This is it.
   Once the bomb goes off, we'll look back at this period of innocence
   and naivete with longing. Enjoy it while it's happening.

References

   1. http://video.on.nytimes.com/ifr_main.jsp?nsid=b4e01b69:1102a61e0fc:671e&st=1168950278815&mp=WMP&cpf=true&fvn=9&fr=011607_072438_4e01b69x1102a61e0fcx671f&rdm=645471.7338921984