as now. (So was Sam Clemens)
Asked, What do you think of Western civilization?
Said, I think it would be a good idea ...
(And if he hadn't been beloved by so many across the board - his fasting to near-death wouldn't have worked / on all factions .. for a time.)
There ain't Nobody lovable left, now, anywhere - just food fights among 13-yo mentalities, about: Which God is the Prince of Peace. And Which Other-Gods need to be Eliminated. Might as well be burning the Disbelievers at the stake, except that nukes are sooo much more efficient, especially in deserts where there's little firewood (also, there's no clean-up problem.) The termites will take care of that, even across the glassy surfaces with a few carbon smudges.
Condi and Shrub 'mediating' - you can't even satirize That.
What a disgustingly chickenshit-cowardly way for a pig-iggerant species to self-immolate! - led by Chickenhawk thugs, all. around. Chickens-over-sheep? it's a Wallace & Grommit release..