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Ugh. I'm in a weird mood today. Everything feels kind of strange and grey; I'm not able to react emotionally to anything. I don't like this.

Even geekier.

I am partially responsible for this one. Jamie, as he says in his comment below, started singing the chorus to this song a couple of years ago, and I eventually wrote the rest of this parody of Bowie's "I'm Afraid of Americans" about a year and a half ago.

johnny's in america, technocracy's at the wheel
no-one needs anyone, they don't even just pretend
johnny's in america

i'm afraid of malkavians
i'm afraid of the wyrm
i'm afraid i can't help it
i'm afraid i can't
johnny's in america

johnny wants a boon, johnny wants to suck on a bloke
johnny wants a woman, johnny wants to think of a joke
johnny's in america

i'm afraid of malkavians
i'm afraid of the wyrm
i'm afraid i can't help it
i'm afraid i can't
johnny's in america

johnny's in america, johnny looks up at the red star
johnny cuts his dreads and johnny wants princeship and cars
johnny's in america

i'm afraid of malkavians
i'm afraid of the wyrm
i'm afraid i can't help it
i'm afraid i can't
johnny's in america

god is a malkavian

On Europe

Now, I must admit I'm a big fan of Europe.

But this whole self-defense thing...

If a burglar breaks into my home, and I am not permitted to thrash him within an inch of his life for daring to tread upon my sacrosanct territory, I shall be very cross.

I am not psychologically capable of standing by and letting someone try to kill me or my loved ones, or perpetrate other such violent crimes, if I know it's going on. It's just not going to happen.

It is not right to send someone to jail for trying to defend themselves, their home, or their loved ones. I don't see how one is supposed to stand blithely by and just let it happen.

I do not understand what made the Europeans -- the British especially -- have such an ass-backwards ideas about self-defense. "Oh, sure, Mister Serial Killer, you're welcome to castrate me and choke me with my own testicles while I wait for the police to arrive; after all, it simply wouldn't be sporting if I defended myself! Why, I should go to jail for even thinking about it! Oh, dear, terribly sorry, did you break a nail? Here, let me get a file for that for you; can I lick your boots while I'm at it? I'm sure we'll have plenty of time, the police are unionized and probably having a nice cup of coffee..."

What the fuck do they expect? That offering your would-be killer a nice cup of tea will solve everything? For fuck's sake, people.