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Just a Thought

Posted on June 13, 2014 by GirlZoot

So I explained that, like any garden, Japan could not be allowed to wither and die. We would care for her, we would preserve her, we would annihilate the walking blight that infested and defiled her and we would restore … Continue reading →

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Just a Thought

Posted on June 12, 2014 by GirlZoot

Ignorance was the enemy. Lies and superstition, misinformation, disinformation. Sometimes, no information at all. Ignorance killed billions of people. —Max Brooks/World War Z

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Just a Thought

Posted on June 11, 2014 by GirlZoot

But you couldn’t do it in this war. You couldn’t just throw up your hands and say, “Hey, don’t kill me, I’m on your side.” There was no gray area in this fight, no in between. I guess some people … Continue reading →

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Just a Thought

Posted on June 10, 2014 by GirlZoot

He tried to sound determined, slapping his rifle. He’d never touched a gun in his life. He was a gentleman in the most literal sense—he was a gentle man. Short, bald, a pudgy face that turned red when he laughed, … Continue reading →

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Just a Thought

Posted on June 7, 2014 by GirlZoot

The only rule that ever made sense to me I learned from a history, not an economics, professor at Wharton. “Fear,” he used to say, “fear is the most valuable commodity in the universe.” That blew me away. “Turn on … Continue reading →

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Just a Thought

Posted on June 5, 2014 by GirlZoot

The truth was, neither the Central Intelligence Agency nor any of the other official and unofficial U.S. intelligence organizations have ever been some kind of all-seeing, all-knowing, global illuminati. For starters, we never had that kind of funding. Even during … Continue reading →

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Just a Thought

Posted on June 3, 2014 by GirlZoot

They don’t teach you how to resist your own people, especially people who think they’re trying to “help” you see “the truth.” They didn’t break me, I broke myself. I wanted to believe them and I wanted them to help … Continue reading →

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Just a Thought

Posted on May 30, 2014 by GirlZoot

Am I dreaming, I thought, am I insane? The monkey didn’t help matters any. He was sitting on top of the microbus, just watching the undead plunge to their end. His face appeared so serene, so intelligent, as if he … Continue reading →

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Just a Thought

Posted on May 26, 2014 by GirlZoot

Dozens of people, most of them in their nightclothes, all shouting “Run! Get out of there! They’re coming!” House lamps were lighting all around me, faces poking out of shanties. “What’s going on here?” they asked. “Who’s coming?” Those were … Continue reading →

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Just a Thought

Posted on May 25, 2014 by GirlZoot

Now I understand why it used to be illegal to shout fire in a crowded theater. People weren’t going to say “Hey, I don’t smell smoke, is there really a fire,” no, they say “Holy shit, there’s a fire! RUN!” … Continue reading →

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