Sliding through to another day's promise.

[silveradept]

As a midweek thought, things weren't bad. Quick, slow, or otherwise, I made it through to the end of the day. I finished Watchmen. That's a damn scary book. I can see immediately why it won a Hugo. It's that good. And it leaves you to think. Because in my mind, while the clock may have moved back a bit, even there, in that world, the villain failed. He didn't necessarily live to see it, but he failed just the same. At least, if things continued along like they have here. It'd be an interesting thing to speculate and write a future history of that world. A good recommendation from those people who said it was worth reading. Now, I'll just ponder the ramifications of the whole thing. And quake with fear.

Especially considering that pacifism doesn't always work as a protest method.

Not in relation: Another person seems to notice that children's authors have some very adult punchlines. I like the connection being drawn between those two. Reminds me of watching Looney Tunes as a child, and then again as an adult - oh, the jokes I missed just by being young. And the ones that zip right over the young now. Luckily, they're like boomerangs - they come back to you eventually.

Read a little bit more of the Star Wars and Philosophy books. They're probably candy compared to what Real Philosophers do, but they're just right for me - I like exploring things without having to bog down in the details too much. It'll get me into trouble when I try to explain anything to someone who knows what they're talking about, but if they're friendly, I'll just use it to further my own limited understanding. Anyway, short entry. Perhaps as an apology for the monstrosities I've cooked up before. Going to bed. (Fragging temple throbs aren't going away, just upping and reducing their intensity.)

Note - comments section contains spoiler-laden discussion of Watchmen. Avoid if you want to be surprised.

Comments

[silveradept]

Spoiler discussion:

Publishing the journal may or may not affect the populous - it depends on the intelligence of the boy to draw the conclusions through to their proper ending - he could do as Dr. Manhattan does and bury the last, most important truth - that Adrien engineered the death of two or three million people in an attempt to bring the world back from the brink of atomic destruction. If he prints the final truth, then the world community has to decide whether it was acceptable. And, with the hoax exposed, things might go back to the way they were.

Even if he just paints Adrien as the mask-killer, then Adrien's going to watch his empire crumble. At the end of the book, Adrien cried "Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!" But we saw what happened to the other person who said that. I think that's the reason I think Adrien will fail the most - I don't think he has a contingency plan if things go astray. He doesn't have the Foundations to correct the course when it veers.

[greyweirdo.livejournal.com]

I think he can correct the course, if he choses too. He's the world's smartest man, he'd have to have some sort of forward planning. Alsom remember where the journal was sent if you will. They didn't have the best reputation.

[silveradept]

But they're the only ones who'll print it. Plus, Rorsarch is still out there. Between him and the people who believe the printing, there's possibility that the plan can collapse.

[greyweirdo.livejournal.com]

Ror got blowed up by Dr M, his journal is still out there though. Also Night Owl 2 and Laurie are out there as well, even if they are kinda on the run.

I like to think that the world back slid about 9 months later when there were no more aliens, that the son of Nixon's VP was elected and the US invaded some oil rich country under dubious circumstances and that the VP's son talked big about facing the enemy while he was too chikcen shit to face a 42 year old Mom from California.

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Or has that been done already?

[silveradept]

Right. Meant journal, really. Other superheroes are criminals - not likely to be believed.

As for the future timeline - nah. Watergate breaks, Nixon resigns, and everything happens according to our world from there, now that Dr. M's gone, the journal is considered worthy of comic books and not much more, and the Nite Owl/Laurie duo have to hide for the rest of their lives.