Thursday, April 28, 2011

The Capture of the Former King of Wuxi is a victory for ___________________?

With celebrations of the return of the WCE contingent at a frenzied pitch, observers are wondering what the capture is a victory for.

The capture of the former King of Wuxi has already been proclaimed a triumph of hope, freedom, justice, taste, decency, freshness, poetry, humanity, humanitarianism, logic, constitutional government, consensual democracy, wit, empathy, libertarianism, sympathy, beauty, the classic forms, Catholicism, chastity, science, tradition, charity, virtue, generosity, the environment, the common man, the individual, air quality, music, the universe, science fiction, recreational bondage, knowledge, free enquiry, free speech, quality, naturism, and capitalism over despair, government bondage, bowling, the baseball wildcard, the welfare state, despotism, injustice, baseness, spoilage, rap, hip-hop, scoffing, belching, flatulence, fascism, high tax rates, cheesy movies, illogic, free verse, cheesy television, cheesy jokes, greed, sloth, wraith, lust, envy, regulation, superstition, censorship, ignorance, stupidity, crony-capitalism, government health care, the collective, Canadian content regulations, patronage, the bureaucracy, proportional representation, egg marketing boards, lard marketing boards, milk marketing boards, high speed trains, wheat marketing boards, bilingualism, and bridge: the card game.

Said one of the observers:  "That short list makes my head spin!"

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