This has nothing to do with anything but....

[PCIntern]

😁😁😁😁😁

In the tv series The Man In the High Tower, wherein the Germans and Japanese prevailed in WWII and divide the USA, all is going swimmingly….. until Hitler dies. Then it all begins to fall apart.

Just saying.

That was my takeaway from the series.

I believe that no truer concept has ever been written.

Just a meaningless OP. Doesn’t imply or mean a thing about anything. Really.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I rather do think it means something, my dear PCIntern . . . Your posts are always meaningful.

Otherwise, why would you have written it?



It makes me wonder who has to die?

[rsdsharp]

4. Oo, oo! I know this one!

Pick me!

[malaise]

2. It's the first thing I check daily

IHDY?😀

[hlthe2b]

3. I'd bet we aren't the only ones...

[llmart]

5. You can add me to that list.

I'm not afraid to admit it. Whenever my sister calls me, the first thing she says is, "Is that f***er dead yet?"

[malaise]

16. Hehehehhe

😀😀😀

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. You're going to need to give this out-of-touch old lady a clue, my dear malaise!

What is IHDY?

[malaise]

8. Is He

Dead Yet?😀😀😀
Hello My Dear CaliforniaPeggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Omigod, thank you so much, my dear malaise! That's hilarious.

I'll remember this one, for sure!

[badhair77]

12. I try to keep a good thought.

One has to have hope. No one lasts forever.

[EYESORE 9001]

14. I was witness to an IHDY moment in real life. It was a seminal moment in development of my psyche.

I was working in a crew of maintenance guys, and word arrived from another supervisor that our boss had been in a terrible accident - broken neck, apparently. I heard ‘jaws of life’. The bearer of this news was visibly shaken, his voice trailed off and he gazed a thousand-yard stare. At this point I’ll mention that the unfortunate accident victim was roundly despised within and without our little cohort. The sort of contempt that causes one to reflexively spit on the ground at the mention of his name. And in this moment I recall rumors of actual nazi affiliation. The most outspoken and curmudgeonly fellow amongst us broke the silence and in that moment my brain started filming about 1,000 frames per second.

From my perspective, I could see almost everyone’s face. Breaking the silence were the words, ‘well, is he dead?’ Dick Cheney is envious of this guy’s sneer. I witnessed it form on the guy’s face because I was already watching for his reaction, knowing his contempt for our boss was fathomless. As I shifted my gaze across the room, I saw a spontaneous jaw-drop involving at least a dozen guys that couldn’t have been choreographed any more seamlessly. I think I was smiling. Maybe giggling in a fit of gallows humor-inspired madness. It was a long time ago and brain in high-speed capture mode & all.

The look on the face of the messenger revealed emotions I couldn’t identify. It was like incredulity that anyone could express such hatred mixed with fear from having peered into the abyss. I’m sure it was a seminal moment for him as well.

[malaise]

15. An amazing story

I could picture the emotions 😀I will raise more than one wine glass.

[EYESORE 9001]

17. I'm sipping a Mai Tai as we speak

Only it’s not a fruity drink. It’s not even a liquid. It’s more of a vapor.

[malaise]

18. Enjoy

😀

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. What do you think will end when Trump dies?

[Maru Kitteh]

9. Coke Jr would like a minute for rebuttal.

[EYESORE 9001]

11. I too got a sense that the postwar world relied heavily on their strongman to function

Disclosure: I didn’t finish the series due to losing interest, which was disappointing, because I like the alternate history genre and I like the writing of Philip K. Dick. The production was too much like a soap opera for my taste.

That aside, i agree with your statement about cults of personality, which end abruptly upon the demise of Dear Leader. When a power void occurs, a maelstrom draws all & sundry into its irretrievable grip. I am reminded of the turmoil unleashed upon the death of Stalin. It makes a compelling argument against autocracy and dictatorship.

Similarly, modern despots and those thwarted in their nefarious tracks by democratic means will create power voids when they croak. There’s really no honor among thieves once el supremo kicks the bucket, and that creates chaos for those who would usurp power. That’s their problem. It’s an opportunity for democratic forces to unite and defeat divided fascist factions.

I am also reminded of the peaceful transfer of power upon the death of FDR. In the absence of strong institutions based on democratic principles, such occurrences represent the opening scene of turbulence and upheaval. Again, that’s their problem. I hope forces for good can come together and fill those voids when their time comes ‘round.

[Kid Berwyn]

13. The narrative echoes in the ketchup-splattered halls of Merde-de-Lardo.

You're not imagining things, Doctor. The shit is getting real for the traitors.



The treasonous moron is about to burst into flames as the world learns he was trading top secret information with our nation's enemies. I hope he takes the every MAGAt and crook with him to the slammer and infamy. What's best, the rats he can't take with him will scatter but will never be able to run far enough to find shadow to hide or rock to crawl under.

[BOSSHOG]

19. Hey PC, did you write for Seinfeld ?

[PCIntern]

22. LOL

A terrific compliment. Thanks!

[mcar]

20. It was a great show

and definitely food for thought.

[FoxNewsSucks]

21. The Man in the High Castle is a great show.

I've watched it twice. Scary how easily that could have been our reality. It's right up there with the Handmaid's Tale.

[W_HAMILTON]

23. That was such a great series and had some really great characters.

I don't know why they seemed to almost RUSH to end it after just a few seasons -- three, was it?