19-05-2011, 11:08 PM
Steve Franklin Wrote:Yeah, but "weapon of mass distraction" is clearly a pun on "weapon of mass destruction," if it isn't just a typographical error. Note the phrase "think I'll Hitler would have loved this," by which I suppose was meant "think how Hitler...."
As for "prefiguring of AIDS," well, that would be the point here, wouldn't it? You know, that AIDS was created for just such a purpose, and to get rid of 'all them queers,' too? This idea has been bouncing around for a while now. Even if it's fictional, it wasn't invented by the author. It's out there in the aether. I'm surprised you haven't run into it.
Apologies to all involved... I just discovered my error. The "weapon of mass distraction" is not a pun. It is an error that stems from my failure to proof-read intensively with a fine tooth comb because it is an error created through my use of a voice recognition software system. Clearly it's AI program still has some work to do (I haven't used it a lot yet) and it read my "destruction" as distraction.
"Where is the intersection between the world's deep hunger and your deep gladness?"