26-11-2015: aliens are more likely than god

tracks worked on in this vlog:
1) https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/track/aliens-are-more-likely-than-god

finalizing aliens are more likely than god

i've got a final mix of this up. it really sounds a lot better, and i'm very much relieved about it.

i wanted to get more done today, but at least i got that done. i've been playing with it the last few days. i need to do beginning/end of the month stuff tomorrow, but things should accelerate over the weekend.

initially written in 1996. recreated in march, 1998. reclaimed june 29, 2015. corrected to control for malfunctioning electronics on nov 26, 2015.

https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/track/aliens-are-more-likely-than-god

hard to say whether this is ignorance or politics. she did indicate that she realizes that the russians were bombing turkish assets, so i'm left to conclude it's politics.

you could imagine how such a communication would carry out.

"greetings, unwashed turkish hordes. we're sending some planes to blow up your allies at 11:00 gmt. so, try to suppress your barbarian instincts for a few hours and let us eliminate your investments."

"no problem, russky. btw, we're sending a convoy over the pass at 12:00 gmt, to refuel the positions you're bombing. but we know you're too backwards and incompetent to be able to hit the target, anyways, so we're going to move our positions forward. try and get out of our way before we get to the village, so we don't have to kill anybody. and, send assad our regards. i'm sure we could have been great friends under different circumstances."

it would be one thing if they were just upholding a narrative. and, maybe i'm demonstrating the fact that i haven't had a tv in 15 years - maybe i don't even know what the propaganda even is anymore. but, who doesn't understand that they're bombing turkish assets?

this has driven me mad for years. a noble lie is one thing - i'll argue against this in most cases, but i'll at least recognize the motives. but, it has to be convincing, first. it can't be deconstructed by easily googled facts. then, it's not a noble lie. it's just an obvious one...

www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/25/canada-nato-envoy-says-russia-not-communicating-prior-to-jet-downing_n_8649224.html

russia vs. turkey. hrmmn. this may be silly, but forgive my indulgence.

if you look at a map, russia looks big and scary. but, the truth is that it's mostly trees. the core of russia is really not that much bigger than turkey. but, keeping with this logic, you have to realize that the eastern half of turkey has little allegiance to the western half. this, however, does not balance out. russia's much larger size is not a serious advantage.

a serious conflict is not going to come down to brute strength, but to technology and tactics. the russians are always two steps behind the americans, but they're several steps ahead of the turks.

the way this would work is that the russians would dismantle their military from a distance, using a variety of missile-based tactics. if you've seen them hitting targets in syria from ships in the caspian, that's the kind of thing i'm talking about. they'd probably rely mostly on kurdish foot soldiers. and, if they're lucky, greek foot soldiers. with the proper air and naval support, they could likely collapse the state without setting foot on the ground. they'd then parachute in, afterwards.

but, to do this effectively, it has to be done quickly in order to overwhelm them before they can bring in more advanced defense systems from the americans. further, it should not be forgotten that the united states keeps nuclear warheads on turkish soil and that this could be a strong enough deterrent to prevent what i just said from actually happening.

so, what we have here is kind of the wrong comparison. if it comes down to this, the russians are going to use their technological superiority, rather than rely on overpowering them through ground combat. but, it's very hard to see how the americans let that happen. and, they don't have to do a lot to stop it from happening, either - they just have to remind putin where those warheads are pointing.

.....and that is, after all, why turkey joined nato, and why nato put those warheads where they are.

it's exceedingly unlikely. granted.

but, i have to say that it would be interesting to wake up one day and look at a map and see the name constantinople on it, at the center of a neo-byzantine state.

if you have a soft spot for narratives about historical purposes, however unscientific it may be, russia could then cease to exist. it will have accomplished it's purpose.

ok, so it's been obvious from the start that this is scripted, but is anybody aware of whether these are actually actors, or if he's just got his parents to do this for him? i mean, the acting is pretty low grade.

i'm just wondering because if that is actually his mom then she's not going to be written out. but, if it's an actress than she very well might be.