Devil's Advocate Dept. Russia's ex GRU (Soviet Military Intell) site has a very risible bit up on Ukrainia protesting Great Satan's irresistable NATO trick.
The pics show an army of red clad ex commies and their younger, slack jawed*, shave headed minions protesting and day dreaming about the return of the old Soviet Empire, while Great Satan is hanging in Kiev and cutting deals with the Ex East bloc.
Alas, there is no eye candy available. This is significant. Earlier studies prove that without eye candy - chances for success with any movement are nigh impossible.
A friendly tip to reactionary comrades wishing to rehang the Iron Curtain - Get some hotties in there y'all.
* Note that slack jawed seems to be the end result with any guy wearing a cap of sorts. Ask any girl - she'll tell you. Clocking cats with caps is kinda funny as in time, blood flow to the brain is curtailed. Response rate and mental awareness slow to a crawl and often they become nigh incommunicable (though easily manipulated).
LOLski...if the Comrades need to dress up their demonstration with some Comradettes, horsefeathers...I got a passle of comradette photos in my Russian Bride scammer-wannabe files ;) One's even a Russian paratrooperette!
ReplyDeleteNo one's like that any more here. Most are chasing the dollar or shopping in giant malls or drinking.
ReplyDeleteVirtually no one wants the Soviet Union again. This is now a westernized nation and what goes on at governmental level has zero to do with what the people are doing on the street and in the clubs.
Hi SF, Yeah - it's crazy but true - movements that prohibit or fail to draw hot bods generally fail.
ReplyDeleteAlas, the allure of collectivism (Stalinist or not) is very weak.
Maybe I can con you into submitting a few pics for the weekly eyecandy ration?
Hi Semaj, thanks for sharing. You nailed it my friend. Yeah, it's quite obvious - Ukrainia has been there, done that and got the T shirt as far as despotism goes and do NOT want to get back on that train.
ReplyDeleteThat was the entire point about showing up this faux protest - ancient bolsheviks trucked in with a few muscle guys does not a legit protest make.
The appeal and marginalizing effects of unbridled free choice, fun and the chance to make some bling far outweigh any desires for collectivism to return.
Thanks very much for pointing this out.
It just seemed so fake - I couildn't resist.
Ah yes, the persuasive power of “eye candy.” So, so true. Remember Samson‘s Delilah,
ReplyDeleteHelen of Troy, and there are numerous other examples where “eye candy” was the power that moved men to change history. Hollywood and 5th Avenue certainly understand the power of….eye candy. I love your candidness Courtney.
Hi Jeff - True that! I linked to an earlier study (lengthy - but tons of pics and links that start around the 1800's through the new millenium) showing politics + eyecandy = victory.
ReplyDeleteIt's the 'earlier studies' link.
Some call it the 'Babe theory' yet the term 'eye candy' seems to capture the irresistability of hotties involved in protests and movements.
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ReplyDeleteAw - now you've got me intrigued. You want eye candy? We got it over here.
GsGf: I will be happy to make a donation to the 'Eye Candy' fund, and all from Russia widda luv (of scamming). Tell me how via email moosefeathers@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteAnxiously awaiting your next.
ReplyDeleteWhat most of the world's despots prove is that governments really differ only slightly from criminal gangs.
ReplyDeleteIn the past governments legitimized their own criminal actions through "Divine Right," or through religions (the Holy Roman Empire and the Middle Eastern theocracies), etc.
Today most try to justify their powers through an appeal to democracy, no matter how undemocratic those institutions are.
That's why America's Founding Design is so unique, it didn't promise a "people's government," but instead a government that got out of the way and out of the lives (for the most part) of its people.
Over the past century America has been turning (via the efforts of its "political class") away from that Founding Design and toward a more centralized and arbitrary kind of governance.
When Europe caved into Putin's pressure the other day and refused to fast-track the Ukraine into NATO, they made the likelihood of some kind of re-Sovietization somewhat more likely.
Hi Semaj, Actually - that'a the trick - eyecandy is everywhere. Cutting edge, forward thinking and successful movements always seem to round up tons of it to PR their ideals.
ReplyDeleteMovements and ideas that refuse to co opt Eye Candy - well, they tend not to do so well.
Hi Skunkfeathers! Thanks for the contributions!
ReplyDeleteHi Semaj, sorry - I had to take a few days off. Commissioned by some Little Satan fans to knock out piece for their debut WE - I re vamped and up graded my 'Little Satan' post - and then used it to PR their site under the nom' de' voyage' 'NakBah II' for a Sunday quickie.
ReplyDeleteHope to knock oput more this week. The latest is 'Words'
Thank you for reading GsGf - I appreciate everyone more than y'all could ever know.
JMK. Now that was one bang up wrap up! Very saavy and much appreciated. I may have to shang hai bits of it down the road - giving ye full cred - natch!
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