econwizard: Bombs Bursting in Air -- A Very Short History of Western Civ

About Me

Location: Massachusetts, United States

My "I" is constantly changing (perhaps this is merely AD/HD): overdetermined nexus of cultural forces emanating from several continents: skeptical of all Truths and seeker of the truth: iconoclast by enculturation, brain chemistry, and, perhaps, choice: perpetually perplexed, particularly about why we exist/ as the manifestation of overdetermined forces whose existence (and nature) is not as solid (or simplistic) as we would like.

Sunday, July 03, 2005

Bombs Bursting in Air -- A Very Short History of Western Civ

These Chinese guys were enjoying some fireworks when along came this group of guys from clear on the other side of the planet. These other guys were all grins watching the fireworks display. "Nice," one of the other side of the planet guys said to the Chinese guys, who smiled and nodded. What the other side of the planet guys were actually thinking, when they were smiling, was "You can blow people up with that stuff. Neat!" They found a way to get their hands on some of the firecrackers and the rest is history.