Thursday, October 20, 2011

Philosophy in the age of OWS

Commentary By Ron Beasley


As I read this:


Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance


It sounded familiar but I couldn't figure out why.  It sounds a bit like Eastern philosophy but at the same time it sounds a bit like Ambrose Bierce.  But to be fare perhaps it's unique - you decide.


My favorites:



2. �Fortune� is a word for having a lot of money and for having a lot of luck, but that does not mean the word has two definitions.


11. Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with an unhappy ending.



 



1 comment:

  1. I like #3.
    3. Money is like a child�rarely unaccompanied. When it disappears, look to those who were supposed to be keeping an eye on it while you were at the grocery store. You might also look for someone who has a lot of extra children sitting around, with long, suspicious explanations for how they got there.

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