Simon says, “Freeze and destroy civility!”
“Simon says..” and as far as I know, is an American children’s game. There is a leader, usually the one who says, “Let’s play Simon says”. He gets out in the middle of the street, as it was in my youth, facing his small cadre of friends all itching and fidgeting, nervously awaiting the first order from the forced “Grown up” authoritarian sounding voice of our little Simon.
No one questioned why the name was Simon. We did not know a Simon, but apparently it did not make any difference. Simon would start, “Barbara?” “Yes?” “Simon says for you to hold up your right hand and wave.” “Yes, Sir.” Occasionally, there would be a request to repeat the order: “Would you repeat that, please?” Barbara would have to wave with her right hand until Simon comes back to her due to the fact he has to give commands to the other players. When he comes back around to her, “Barbara.” “Yes?” “You can stop waving, now.” “Thank Youuu. I was getting tired.”
Simon is no longer the little boy or girl standing in the middle of the street giving benign orders to his small band of friends, shoring up good social values, testing the collective abhorrence for negative ones and just living and growing up in America. No commands were made to humiliate oneself, constitute put-downs or commands to put one in harms way. The commands were socially acceptable and we accepted them. That was then……that was circa 1940 America…..before the real Simon came and push our little command caller out of the way and started asking us to do things to which we at first snickered, than laughed at and finally deciding it was fun to do. Deciding what the new Simon commanded us to do slowly but surely morph into us having new norms. Brand new social values. His commands have become our new norm and Simon is now our Mainstream Media (MSM).
Our new Simon - MSM - is going to issues Republican 527 commands, a series of commands designed to keep his as the leader and making sure no one else challenges him. Now, and while Barbara is waving, he will command another player to pull her panties down, and another to cut her throat and still another to urinate on her. He will tell another to go up to a Black boy, spit in his face, take off his shoe and violently beat him in his head until he falls dead on the ground. Simon tells a few of the participants to “Freeze! Stand still like mummies.” *“James?” “Yes?” “I need you to help me. I need you to write.” “Yes, Sir!” Simon tells one participant “Go and have a debate with your friends” and when the participant begins to move toward his friends, Simon says, “You are un-invited. Go back to where you were and freeze.”
The new Simon, who was first snickered at, than laughed at is in full throttle and the fact we now know Simon is a common Neo-con name is of no consequences. He has been joined by Josh and Abram. The name Simon has been around too long now to change. It is, as it has been, Simon, fully integrated into our culture and the game is the same, “Simon says…”.
It was so easy to replace the Simon of yesteryear. So easy. Too easy, some would demure. (Sigh)
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-Span and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
Inspiration: Thanks JLFinch. Good diary.
*James Dobson and showering with boys
by JLFinch
Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 10:49:41 PM PDT
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/24/11556/3067/35/541003
Comment:
Crap! This guy is seriously sick. (0+ / 0-)
I did not previously know that about the "great Talevangelist leader", Dr. Dobson. That man seemes filled with vile hate and repressed emotional "issues".
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." --Thomas Jefferson
by frisco on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 11:01:22 PM
And from article:
I will never on any day be listening to anything James Dobson has to say about the Bible or any other subject. Why the media gives his man any credence whatsoever is one of the great mysteries of life that will never be adequately explained.
No one questioned why the name was Simon. We did not know a Simon, but apparently it did not make any difference. Simon would start, “Barbara?” “Yes?” “Simon says for you to hold up your right hand and wave.” “Yes, Sir.” Occasionally, there would be a request to repeat the order: “Would you repeat that, please?” Barbara would have to wave with her right hand until Simon comes back to her due to the fact he has to give commands to the other players. When he comes back around to her, “Barbara.” “Yes?” “You can stop waving, now.” “Thank Youuu. I was getting tired.”
Simon is no longer the little boy or girl standing in the middle of the street giving benign orders to his small band of friends, shoring up good social values, testing the collective abhorrence for negative ones and just living and growing up in America. No commands were made to humiliate oneself, constitute put-downs or commands to put one in harms way. The commands were socially acceptable and we accepted them. That was then……that was circa 1940 America…..before the real Simon came and push our little command caller out of the way and started asking us to do things to which we at first snickered, than laughed at and finally deciding it was fun to do. Deciding what the new Simon commanded us to do slowly but surely morph into us having new norms. Brand new social values. His commands have become our new norm and Simon is now our Mainstream Media (MSM).
Our new Simon - MSM - is going to issues Republican 527 commands, a series of commands designed to keep his as the leader and making sure no one else challenges him. Now, and while Barbara is waving, he will command another player to pull her panties down, and another to cut her throat and still another to urinate on her. He will tell another to go up to a Black boy, spit in his face, take off his shoe and violently beat him in his head until he falls dead on the ground. Simon tells a few of the participants to “Freeze! Stand still like mummies.” *“James?” “Yes?” “I need you to help me. I need you to write.” “Yes, Sir!” Simon tells one participant “Go and have a debate with your friends” and when the participant begins to move toward his friends, Simon says, “You are un-invited. Go back to where you were and freeze.”
The new Simon, who was first snickered at, than laughed at is in full throttle and the fact we now know Simon is a common Neo-con name is of no consequences. He has been joined by Josh and Abram. The name Simon has been around too long now to change. It is, as it has been, Simon, fully integrated into our culture and the game is the same, “Simon says…”.
It was so easy to replace the Simon of yesteryear. So easy. Too easy, some would demure. (Sigh)
Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-Span and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
Inspiration: Thanks JLFinch. Good diary.
*James Dobson and showering with boys
by JLFinch
Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 10:49:41 PM PDT
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/24/11556/3067/35/541003
Comment:
Crap! This guy is seriously sick. (0+ / 0-)
I did not previously know that about the "great Talevangelist leader", Dr. Dobson. That man seemes filled with vile hate and repressed emotional "issues".
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." --Thomas Jefferson
by frisco on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 11:01:22 PM
And from article:
I will never on any day be listening to anything James Dobson has to say about the Bible or any other subject. Why the media gives his man any credence whatsoever is one of the great mysteries of life that will never be adequately explained.
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