Bulldozer00's Blog

How dare you question my credentials, character, judgment, and integrity. – Anonymous

I think this latest Wikileaks fiasco is both serious and funny. Since the press has analyzed the seriousness of the situation to death, I’m only going to comment on the funny-ness of the event.

I find it hilarious that the press and regular “little” people like you and me seem to be shocked that U.S. government representatives would diss other world “leaders”; both allies and adversaries. As the sarcastic quote that begins this post implies, no one is special and beyond reproach, including the so-called best and brightest. Some are just better, much better, at hiding the fact that they are (OMG!) regular, fallible human beings. They fart and blame the dog; they pick their noses; they fantasize about Brad Pitt and Scarlett Johansson; they experience and express “negative” thoughts just like you and (especially) me. They just don’t get caught – usually.

Networks make organizational culture and politics explicit. – Michael Schrage

Of course, I wrote this post in a fruitless attempt to dissolve the guilt that I carry around for incessantly raging against the machine.

If you feel special in any way, then enlightenment has not occurred – Adyashanti