[FRIAM] May you live in interesting times

[Marcus Daniels]

I started becoming aware of popular music in the late 70s and was a big disco and Village People fan. 
Well, I’m turning off the news now, mostly, but I did hear that the Village People were performing at the inauguration. That pretty much says it all: Trump managed to adopt a famous gay anthem and get the artists to perform it for America’s racists and homophobes. I suppose most of their earnings went up their nose, and now they need something to retire on. 

From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> on behalf of Pieter Steenekamp <pieters at randcontrols.co.za>
Date: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com>
Subject: [FRIAM] May you live in interesting times 

To my American friends,

As your friendly South African observer, I've been watching the American political scene with great interest (and a bit of amusement). I couldn't help but notice how some describe Trump. Here in South Africa, we've had our share of colorful political figures, but I must say, America's latest "dictator" seems to be quite the character!

It seems as though the ancient Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times," has indeed come to fruition in your part of the world. 


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