Ill Doctrine
Don’t Starve The Trolls Either
by Nick Glossop on July 7, 2012
Trolls at large, searching for an angry fix
By way of pointing out the unworkable and patently silly aspects of New York state’s proposed ban on anonymous on-line commenting, Jay Smooth lays out the risks to public health and safety that are entailed in any measure that might disturb the trolls from their natural habitat. Feed them, just enough, and leave them to their bitter vocation.
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Bringing Out The Ringers
by Nick Glossop on October 20, 2011
Continuing his maddening habit of saying things I wish I’d said, Jay Smooth of Ill Doctrine describes the valuable purpose the Occupy movement has served in exposing the ringers, those news media and political figures whose job it is to prevent anyone from observing that the game is rigged.
More of the ‘wish I’d said that‘ wit and wisdom of Jay Smooth…
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A Smooth Gil Scott Heron Eulogy
by Nick Glossop on June 28, 2011
Jay Smooth gives another demonstration of what can be achieved through the deft and skillful application of reasonableness, good humor and affable wit. First, some observations on public mourning, private grief and social media occasioned by the recent passing of black power icon, beat poet and Hip Hop progenitor Gil Scott Heron.
Second, a ranting psycho-sociological dissection of the sports fan-dom thrall, recently violated by Lebron James (and violated in …
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