Was Joe Manchin heroically passing the ludicrously named gom jabbar when he helped his daughter score exclusive contracts for her company to sell Epipens to US schools and move her company HQ overseas to avoid paying US taxes before jacking the Epipen prices up 600% in a rent-seeking greed fest? Can you keep a straight face and say Manchin "sacrificed" when he's got a house boat, several vacation homes and a net worth surpassing most corporate CEOs despite a life in "public service"? Was Sinema acting selflessly over the past 18 months as she raided her campaign coffers to treat herself to first class trips, five star hotels, clothes, meals at expensive restaurants and contracts for her friends?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a Democrat (or a Republican) and I'm glad Manchin and Sinema didn't help end the filibuster, but to compare them to the messianic Dune protagonist is madness. Is there no room in your hagiography for the greed of both senators you so enthusiastically praise?
You raise a number of good points and I like your writing. A few clarifications:
1) gom jabber IS a ludicrous name, but it’s sci fi after all and it’s fun to say. Try it in a Yoda voice. 2) passing its test does not make you a messiah, it makes you human. It’s implied every Bene Gesserit takes that test. 3) I don’t imagine any politician is anything but a greedy dark triad type including my 2 protagonists, but there’s 49 other Senators that were perfectly willing to do what they were not.
Was Joe Manchin heroically passing the ludicrously named gom jabbar when he helped his daughter score exclusive contracts for her company to sell Epipens to US schools and move her company HQ overseas to avoid paying US taxes before jacking the Epipen prices up 600% in a rent-seeking greed fest? Can you keep a straight face and say Manchin "sacrificed" when he's got a house boat, several vacation homes and a net worth surpassing most corporate CEOs despite a life in "public service"? Was Sinema acting selflessly over the past 18 months as she raided her campaign coffers to treat herself to first class trips, five star hotels, clothes, meals at expensive restaurants and contracts for her friends?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a Democrat (or a Republican) and I'm glad Manchin and Sinema didn't help end the filibuster, but to compare them to the messianic Dune protagonist is madness. Is there no room in your hagiography for the greed of both senators you so enthusiastically praise?
Thanks Planetary.
You raise a number of good points and I like your writing. A few clarifications:
1) gom jabber IS a ludicrous name, but it’s sci fi after all and it’s fun to say. Try it in a Yoda voice. 2) passing its test does not make you a messiah, it makes you human. It’s implied every Bene Gesserit takes that test. 3) I don’t imagine any politician is anything but a greedy dark triad type including my 2 protagonists, but there’s 49 other Senators that were perfectly willing to do what they were not.