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This is an urban civics parody inspired by Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.
Signing off,
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"My name is Mordred. I'm a Medieval knight and rival of King Arthur (of Camelot!). I've traveled through time to land in modern-day New York City (NYC) to survey what capitalism has done to America. As an advocate of revolution but a promoter of inventive governance, I think it's wise to consider new forms of civics in modern cities plagued by narcotics, political corruption, terrorism, and insanity. After all, isn't capitalism-governance really about adaptation?
RULE 1: Never talk to strangers.
RULE 2: Always negotiate with prostitutes.
RULE 3: Trade goods of real value on the street.
RULE 4: Never give away your thoughts about vigilantism.
RULE 5: Consider the beauty of a rape-less city.
RULE 6: Think of drug-dealers as swindlers.
RULE 7: Evaluate commercial betrayals in terms of aesthetics.
RULE 8: Believe in the Christ, for the restoration of heaven involves cops.
If you follow these simple rules, you'll find that managing capitalism in modern-day U.S. cities such as NY is quite thrilling. You have to find ways to promote TrumpUSA without selling out to the temptation to simply 'praise' Trumponomics and Reaganomics. In other words, to maintain the virtue of urban traffic in 2018 NY, praise the value of psychiatry...and you will find Jesus."
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Signing off,
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"My name is Mordred. I'm a Medieval knight and rival of King Arthur (of Camelot!). I've traveled through time to land in modern-day New York City (NYC) to survey what capitalism has done to America. As an advocate of revolution but a promoter of inventive governance, I think it's wise to consider new forms of civics in modern cities plagued by narcotics, political corruption, terrorism, and insanity. After all, isn't capitalism-governance really about adaptation?
RULE 1: Never talk to strangers.
RULE 2: Always negotiate with prostitutes.
RULE 3: Trade goods of real value on the street.
RULE 4: Never give away your thoughts about vigilantism.
RULE 5: Consider the beauty of a rape-less city.
RULE 6: Think of drug-dealers as swindlers.
RULE 7: Evaluate commercial betrayals in terms of aesthetics.
RULE 8: Believe in the Christ, for the restoration of heaven involves cops.
If you follow these simple rules, you'll find that managing capitalism in modern-day U.S. cities such as NY is quite thrilling. You have to find ways to promote TrumpUSA without selling out to the temptation to simply 'praise' Trumponomics and Reaganomics. In other words, to maintain the virtue of urban traffic in 2018 NY, praise the value of psychiatry...and you will find Jesus."
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