"On doit des égards aux vivants; on ne doit aux morts que la verité." (To the living we owe civility; truth is all that we owe to the dead.) - Voltaire
***
Me: there're plenty of people who abhor socialism
but who are against organ trading
MFTTW: i know i know, we're a rare breed :D
the rational females... a rare breed indeed.
HWMNBN: although recently i've realised ngo work actually pays quite well
(not just durai)
ngo/charity/non-profit work
as my colleague scathingly puts it: *no accountability but salaries comparable to that of the private sector*
it's not entirely true that mammon is the only path to prosperity
but the hypocrisy offends me
at least working for mammon, i know where i stand, and everyone knows it
ie. that i work for EVIL
it's also partly why i never donate to charities
i'd rather directly do community service or give money to beggars
(although the latter is more out of superstitious fear and karma than genuine charity)
Me: you would rather be the evil tyrant who kills 100,000 people
than the benevolent overlord who governs well but seizes a subject to rapeo ne day
actually no
wrong analogy
HWMNBN: i would rather be lee kuan yew than mahathir
if you want to put it that way
Me: you would rather be totally evil
than generally good with some human flaws
HWMNBN: i would rather be honest with myself
than lie
is that so hard for you to understand?
Me: they're not lying
HWMNBN: medicines sans frontieres pays out only 10-15% of what it gets to the actual charity
the rest of it goes to admin and etc
while i acknowledge up to a point there are expenses and costs
this is beyond the pale lor
it's a hopelessly corrupt system
as corrupt as the one i occupy
at least in mine though, we give the world fair warning
WE ARE OUT TO RAPE AND KILL YOU
versus
patting them on the head and giving them sweets before firing them in the head from behind
Me: I didn't know it was that low
but how does medicines sans frontieres fire them in the head from behind
don't be stupid
HWMNBN: a system of "charity" which benefits its administrators and aid workers
more than its recipients
is no charity
i acknowledge the "better than zero" argument
but that doesn't mean i can't feel disgusted
Me: it is less disgusting than outright evil
HWMNBN: *shrugs and smiles* that's subjective
to me it isn't
truth before happiness
anyway, it's not like mammon doesn't spin it's own lies
about disintermediation and trickle-down
and liberalisation of capital markets and deregulation benefiting the common man
although i'd say we're fooling less people:)
but the irony is, i think the outright evil of mammon actually serves the world better
Me: when I'm free I'll dig up stuff about financial liberalisation
anyway if you were a serial killer you'd rather shoot a kid together with his parents
than let the kid go
and not just because you don't want batman to come after you in 10 years
HWMNBN: between absolute evil and hypocrisy
i choose evil
"i'm only as good as the world allows me to be."
Me: yeah
the damn feds made Kaczynski blow up the oklahoma city building
Me: you think the world exists to serve you ah
HWMNBN: *grins* no, but it would a better world if it did
i would rule with a just hand, afirm hand
and bring plenty and prosperity to all
children would dance in the streets
Me: yah yah
just dont use such a firm hand when you wank
Someone: i was telling *** on *** that i'm quite sure that we will allow organ sales very soon
simply by reading papers
the usual MO of the govt starting
MPs ask qns..
ST reports n analyses abit
big shot minister say something
ST today featured the sellers in indonesia..how they become damn rich
i'm sure next 2 wks, pm lee will say something
then become like casino, must find another name for organ sales
Me: there will be a "consultation panel"
and then the result we all knew would happen will happen
Someone: i though of a name liaoz
HORE
Human Organ Reallocation Exercise
Someone else: i went to RI twice
to do tours for the kids
the boys there v shy
normal boys frm other schs will try to hit on me
Me: wah lao
they're so despo ah
HAHA
Someone else: haha
i think if i went girls sch ill be damn despo also loh
Someone: I used to like school but after coming to singapore, I don't like it so much anymore
Someone else: this blogthing quiz. it's for girls is it
so many quizzes are for girls
Me: yeah
we're oppressed
Someone else: yeah i want to find quizzes for guys also cannot
i feel so discriminated against
they also let only women view the semi-nude body scanners at the airport
Me: hah
what abt lesbians and nymphos
well women can clean male toilets
but not vice in spore
Someone: i wonder if my students would freak out to know i keep tabs on several of their blogs
hahaha
Me: haha you googled them ah
apparently many young teachers do that
hee hee
Someone: freaking easy lah
esp since so many kids nowadays have unique names
easy to find them
and they LINK ALL THEIR FRIENDS
one link to find them all
Me: hahahahaha
these kids dont know anything
Someone: and they blog my name outright
MISS ***
how not to find
hahahha
i don't even need to google them
i google myself.
:/