I always hate it when my nightmares come to life. Let's just call this one The Dictator Meets The Evil Overlord. Except, instead of an "evil overlord," we'll substitute an Orthodox priest of some sort.
That's the problem with these kinds of nightmares—They always fall victim to the increasingly Stalinist atmosphere of rampant political correctness in our overbearing culture of "sensitivity" and "tolerance."
Yeesh, did I really just say all that? Maybe I'll pass on the first cup of coffee this morning...
"Globalization and technology and automation all weaken the position of workers," he said, and a strong government hand is needed to assure that wealth is distributed more equitably.
From WSJ
here and
here.
He also blames a "anti-union climate" as one of the other things that "weakens the position of workers".
We've seen an additional three billion people added to capitalism, partly because of the success of the U.S. creating a working liberal economic order, but also because of technology and the rapidity with which technology is moving. You look at a place like Flint, Michigan, where the old industrial structures have been completely uprooted and we've got to help the residents here transition to this new economy...
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See?
It works. Look at how
intriguing Bashar looks today:
Yep, you guessed it—Mahmoud dropped the box:
I'm going to be out of town for the next couple of days, so if you don't hear from me before the next couple of days are up, hope y'all have a good couple of days!
Mahmoud's adventure continues:
(Okay, so maybe doing this feature so early in the morning isn't always the best idea...)
Don't trip, Mahmoud! You don't want to drop that glass box on the poor photographer down at the bottom of the stairs!
Whew!
Mahmoud the Chair Salesman is back:
(Work with me here... I'm dreadfully low on caffeine this morning!)
A loving sense of beauty, equality, and feminism, brought to you by the Iranian mullahocracy:
The hijab:—Live it, like it, love it. Or else.
Look, Ma—A turd!
Who would've guessed that today's Turd Edition would come with a Bonus Released-Prisoner-Turd, to boot? Turd McTurd turd happy turd-day.
Must be a 4th grade kinda day today. Or maybe, it's time to go and grab the coffee...
Mahmoud always manages to find himself in deep trouble, no matter where he goes:
I can't wait to see how this movie ends—though I'm pretty sure we can already guess that he's not king of the world.
Mahmoud impresses the guests:
(What can I say? I never tire of poot jokes around this guy.)
Man, I'm still running way behind over here. To make up for it, here's a brief peek into the daily life of a (short) dictator:
Bashar, you're such a good little boy!
I always
knew that
Colonel Sanders was a
Ba'athist plot!
KFC:
Keeps Feeding Communists.
Who would've guessed it?
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