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October 1, 2008

THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK

I'm grappling for a graphic message (words don't seem to be sufficient) to convey my response to this election. As before, I return to a potent graphic symbol of our era, the Doomsday Clock. The discomfort with Palin is not mere disdain, but is rooted in (abject) fear of the consequences of an apocalyptic enthusiast potentially controlling the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The Palin candidacy has nudged, at least the second hand, forward. It's not a stretch to think that the Doomsday Clock would lurch forward in the event of a McCain/Palin victory. It's already Five Minutes to Midnight. (The last time it was set to 4 minutes to midnight was 1981: Soviet invasion of Afganistan.) But then, post-apocalyptic visions and projects are all the vogue...
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Posted by pweil at October 1, 2008 2:24 PM

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