Gerry Maxey Explains his Ray Bradbury Futurism, Applies it to New York's Plan to Scrap THIRD AMENDMENT
This Blogger gets many emails from his world class Readers; some are even flattering. Recently, he received an email from a graduate student at an Eastern college; she is very smart (she sent me a copy of her transcripts). She wants to be a futurist, just like her putative hero, this Blogger. She wanted to know: what training is necessary for that to happen? This Blogger was trained by Dave Q. He was a World War II veteran; he had been an infantryman in the Philippines Campaign, saw combat. The Japanese High Command did not want to defend Manila; however, over 16,000 Imperial Japanese Marines mutinied. They decided to defend Manila to the last man. The Imperial Marines dug in, in the ancient, walled part of Manila, a warren of treacherous, dangerous streets. They defied the Americans, to come in after them. The Americans did; everyday Americans, future Rotarians, Shriners, former butchers, post men, milk men, bell boys, sons of ministers, would be ...