Controversial and unpopular opinions

• Elon Musk is lame.

• Political correctness is both under-emphasized (or wrongly denied) by the left and over-stated by the right. I wish we could just ban the word or at least the debate.
• Nothing in America is ever going to change. Not gun laws. Not the medical system. Not anything. Abandon hope. Seriously.
• American infrastructure is not the best in the world, but for god’s sakes, it is not that bad.
• The 19th Century novel totally blows.
• Social mobility in the US is a myth.
• English speaking cultures are by far the most violent.
• Eastern Europe is more peaceful, happy and open-minded than Western Europe.
• Wood paneling. It was awesome. And some day it will come back. I don’t care what you think about that.

• Communist kitsch art is cooler than American kitsch art.
• Burgers made from ground turkey taste way better than burgers made from ground beef.
• But burgers are totally overrated, no matter what.
• Parties usually suck.
• The EU is largely good, but its also a de facto racket in which the rich get richer.
• Wham! was better than George Michael solo.

• The Euro (or rather the expansion of it beyond a few core countries) is the European version of the Iraq War: a horrible, stupid mistake that will haunt us for decades
• The absolute pinnacle of mankind’s accomplishments and storied achievements is the microwave burrito.

• I don’t think it matters who has the biggest economy on Earth. I think that is a question for fools and pathetic nationalists.
• People who don’t know how to straddle a fence on political issues are just idiots.

• Most businessmen care for their employees.
• God may or may not exist. Who cares?
• American millennials are whiney. God are they whiney.
• Yes, I am a grumpy old man.
• Mixed economies,i.e., capitalism with welfare safety nets, are the conservative choice.
• Republicans are generally the real “special snowflakes”, always whining about how they can’t insult anybody.
• Democrats are only too happy to utilize the brutal arm of authority to get their way. Liberals my ass.
• All drugs should be legal. A heroin addict should be able to go to a store and get a littlee drop of heroin. If my son was a heroin addict I’d rather he did it safely and got on with his life than jonesing for it all the time and ruining his life. But I hope he doesn’t become a drug addict, that would break my heart.
• Kenneth Patchen was America’s greatest poet.
• The Journal of Albion Moonlight is the greatest surreal novel of all time.

• Anti-smoking laws are stupid.
• Steve Jobs was even lamer than Elon Musk.
• Socialists bother me because they boil all of life down to the economic.
• Plus they have no damn sense of humor.

• Capitalists, ditto.
• Except for the humor part.
• If we are not going to be hindered by religion or united by religion we might as well go full bonobo.

Written May 30