tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post8392795632107390050..comments2023-10-10T05:17:55.737-07:00Comments on Crushed By Ingsoc: How I See My Life NowCrushedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-71340065548345749072008-06-09T17:03:00.000-07:002008-06-09T17:03:00.000-07:00You did learn a very hard lesson and I'm sure you ...You did learn a very hard lesson and I'm sure you learned it well. Not easy to write, not easy to read, this series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-63325915016479946342008-06-09T17:30:00.000-07:002008-06-09T17:30:00.000-07:00Would you have paid tax on your drugs earnings ?In...Would you have paid tax on your drugs earnings ?<br><br>In truth I don't know enough about 'soft' drugs. Perhaps there is a case for legalising and making some available over the counter.<br><br>On the other hand I don't think it would alter criminality - these people would diversify into other areas of crime, their raison detre is to exist outside of legality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-25698178212414630392008-06-09T18:24:00.000-07:002008-06-09T18:24:00.000-07:00On the other hand I don't think it would alter cri...On the other hand I don't think it would alter criminality - these people would diversify into other areas of crime, their raison detre is to exist outside of legality.<br><br>I disagree with above comment. For many of the 'softer' drug users, that is their only crime, using illegal drugs. Not all drug users break into houses or commit other crimes to fulfill their habits. People choose drugs, drugs do not discriminate which class of society they belong to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-6015591958678670182008-06-09T18:32:00.000-07:002008-06-09T18:32:00.000-07:00You covered alot of ground in this post Crushed. I...You covered alot of ground in this post Crushed. I liked how you handled your probation hearing.<br><br>I agree with your view of what's happening in the world, but I'm rather doubtful of a good outcome in the end. The human race is too greedy, power hungry, and violent to come together for the common good. I really wish I could believe otherwise though. And i'd love to be proven wrong in this case...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-40299881907603915142008-06-09T21:47:00.000-07:002008-06-09T21:47:00.000-07:00I find it intriguing how you were able to play the...I find it intriguing how you were able to play the game so very well, yet you came out with more of an idea of why that game needed to be overthrown. Demonstrates some great flexibility, at the very least.<br><br>And ditto on the parole board hearing. You are a charismatic bastard, aren't you? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-35334964888536130402008-06-10T00:25:00.000-07:002008-06-10T00:25:00.000-07:00you might enjoy my recent experience with jury dut...you might enjoy my recent experience with <a href="http://fakeconsultant.blogspot.com/2008/05/on-jury-duty-or-to-protect-and-not.html" rel="nofollow">jury duty</a>, where these same issues became a topic of discussion.<br><br>excellent work, and buena suerte...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-41436852544817822212008-06-10T03:26:00.000-07:002008-06-10T03:26:00.000-07:00Yes, I think that everyone should be educated and ...Yes, I think that everyone should be educated and then given the choice to pursue happiness in whatever form they like. The people currently in power would like to keep the majority of people unaware of the failings of the system, and it's going to take a long time for people in our position who can see what is wrong with society to educate other people. It's going to be a slow process, but hopefully we'll get there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-78189723193512701812008-06-10T05:10:00.000-07:002008-06-10T05:10:00.000-07:00Interesting. In the US, I don't think parole boar...Interesting. In the US, I don't think parole boards care whether or not you offend again, because, frankly, you most likely will. What they want is the grovelling, the show of remorse, the guilt the tears. It validates the claim that the system works.<br><br>But throughout this series, you've given us every reason why it won't work. Sure, it worked for you to some extent. You didn't do much time, and you aren't claiming PTSD. Still, it took something from you. For most of the others, it seemed to take considerably more.<br><br>Another thing: a first offense for this type of transgression usually gets a suspended sentence or probation. Perhaps the authorities realized you didn't belong there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-71725694152721126972008-06-10T05:48:00.000-07:002008-06-10T05:48:00.000-07:00What I was interested in was how this experience h...What I was interested in was how this experience has effected you, and changed you. Couldn’t have been easy, but it bring me hope to see people can rise above it and actually lear something. Not everyone have a purpose in life I’m afraid – most of us are just following the corwd.<br><br>Loved the clip… so tell me, was the pacific as blue as in your dreams? Or in your case, was the football field as green as in your dreams ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-6353952923686804032008-06-10T10:34:00.000-07:002008-06-10T10:34:00.000-07:00Another very interesting insight as to how it all ...Another very interesting insight as to how it all works and also how it affected you.<br><br>I agree with you the system is going under it is only a matter of time. I am not quite sure how or when it will happen but it will do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-53966649395277799922008-06-10T11:36:00.000-07:002008-06-10T11:36:00.000-07:00jmb- It was a hard balancing act in the writing. O...jmb- It was a hard balancing act in the writing. On the one hand, I wanted to try convey the never ending air of, well, being stamped on, that comes with it, but also the vast reserves of genuine humanity people DO show eachother.<br><br>To me, it was like our whole civilisation, with the velvet glove removed.<br><br>E-K- Well, let's face it, inflated drug prices are created by the market.<br>If you taxed them the way tobacco is taxed (though I don't actually agree with how highly we tax tobacco, it would be a LOT of revenue. About 50 million a wek on Ectasy alone, at least, I guess.<br><br>I'm not sure I agree, most dealers in 'recreational' drugs- Ectasy, Cocaone, Amphetamine, areessentially people in their 20s/30-s who use it themselves, but are mostly professional white collar workers by day.<br><br>Nunyaa- This is why I hate the tern drugs. Drugs IN THEMSELVES don't cause crime, and arguments such as 'gateway drugs' are pants. By the same token its almost certainly true that if you never take up alcohol, you probably will never smoke cigarettes either.<br><br>Fusion- Well, my hope is in what I believe.<br>I believe that the laws of thermodynamics actually preclude randomness.<br>I believe the universe MUST end as quick as it can.<br><br>So the universe ITSELF selects the best path.<br><br>The path that uses most energy up quickest.<br><br>And for that, we need to survive.<br><br>So everything happens for a reason :)<br><br>Princess P- What it DOES force you to do, is knock your brain up a gear. You just can't afford to let slip, for an instant. You do learn to be really on the ball, you learn to watch everything.<br><br>I was glad I pulled off that parole- the idea of going in and saying stuff I didn't believe didn't appeal to me.<br><br>You can't always be 100% ingenuous, but it always struck me that was a 2+2=5 moment.<br><br>FC- Juries. My brief actually said that drug cases are often the worst sorts of cases FOR juries to handle . Mind you, from my observation, half of them aren't really listening anyway.<br><br>And I think, unfortunately, they DON'T convict on 'beyond reasonable doubt'. I still think probably about one in six convictions is a bit ropy.<br><br>I know of one case where a murderer admitted he'd done it, but the weapon they held up in court COULDN'T have been the one he used. He'd destroyed it.<br><br>Vanessa- And here is the best place to start. One of the things I really think we can do here is to USE this as a direct democratic debating forum. A bit less petty backbiting, a bit more open mindedness, maybe we can all discuss what we want, and try find solutions.<br><br>X-dell- Well, it proves the success of the conditioning. But is that really what we want?<br><br>I think i did have, and sometimes under moments of stress, expwerience SOME synmptoms of mild PTSD- I can get wound up to a point of almost hysteria. And I still get dreams I don't much care for. But I weathered it better than most, I guess.<br><br>It takes, because it takes away self belief. That's what it takes, and its hard for people to feel they're worth something again.<br><br>Well, the screws often said that to me. Possibly why I got D cat so easy.<br>Then again, I'm not sure what proportion of the 80,000 people sitting in gaol today BELONG there. Not sure what good much it does ANYONE.<br><br>Crashie- I think you learn things every day. Not always stuff you straight away realise is useful, but it is.<br>We ALL have a purpose- even Gollum, remember? :)<br><br>Well, the beer was as malty as I'd remebered...<br><br>CherryPie- Well, there are a number of permutations, but the principles are the same.<br><br>I'm stating no earlier than 2020, no later than 2050, but I'm inlinced towards the earlier date.<br><br>It really depends on when that moment hits that total money existing in debt is greater than or equal to, total money in existence.<br><br>Once that point comes, really, just one card in the house of cards needs to get knocked a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-72064091082790992052008-06-10T15:33:00.000-07:002008-06-10T15:33:00.000-07:00I agree sooner rather than later. It just remains...I agree sooner rather than later. It just remains to be seen if something happens to force things along before the collapse...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-40858129561941073522008-06-10T18:06:00.000-07:002008-06-10T18:06:00.000-07:00Engrossing, as usual .... hmmm.... I'd say I'm gla...Engrossing, as usual .... hmmm.... I'd say I'm glad you went to prison; it's what happened, and who knows where your life would have gone, if you hadn't had something to jolt you into thinking...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com