RE: Borowitz, Sadly Again Way Too Close To The Truth
April 5, 2015 at 5:33 pm
(This post was last modified: April 5, 2015 at 5:37 pm by Pyrrho.)
Yes, every time I read him, he is very close to the truth. Very much like Dr. Strangelove was very close to the truth.
For those who need it:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/10/movies...d=all&_r=0
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/...e-was-true
http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nukevault/ebb304/
People think of it as a comedy, but it is almost a documentary. Of course, people should have realized it was close to the truth, given the government warning at the beginning that was forced onto it, that says that it could never happen. The government never requires such a message on films that tell a story that cannot happen.
But back to the Borowitz article, yes, many Americans only care about things if they are personally affected, and do not care at all about anyone else.
For those who need it:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/10/movies...d=all&_r=0
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/...e-was-true
http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nukevault/ebb304/
People think of it as a comedy, but it is almost a documentary. Of course, people should have realized it was close to the truth, given the government warning at the beginning that was forced onto it, that says that it could never happen. The government never requires such a message on films that tell a story that cannot happen.
But back to the Borowitz article, yes, many Americans only care about things if they are personally affected, and do not care at all about anyone else.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
