"That happens over and over again through my whole fuckin' life with all these bands. That's the reason I'm still here. Because as painful as it is to change -- and as ruthless as I may seem to be in what I have to do to keep going -- you gotta do what ya gotta do. Just like a fuckin' vampire. Heh heh heh."
-- Neil Young
1. Inanely foolish and unintelligent; stupid.
2. Illusory; delusive.
EXISTENTIALISM
A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one’s acts.
DOGMA
belief or doctrine held by a religion or any kind of organization to be authoritative. Evidence, analysis, or established fact may or may not be adduced, depending upon usage.
DIKTAT
An authoritative or dogmatic statement or decree.
SARDONIC
disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
AD HOC
Latin for "this purpose." An ad hoc committee, for example, is created with a unique and specific purpose or task and once it has studied and reported on a matter, it is disbanded.
ALLAY
lessen the intensity of or calm
PER SE
a Latin phrase meaning "by itself," or innately.
ICONOCLAST
# a destroyer of images used in religious worship
# someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions
RED HERRING
A distractor that draws attention away from the real issue.
SANCTIMONY
hypocritical form of excessive piety
NON SEQUITUR
it does not follow
DRINK THE KOOL AID
To become a firm believer in something; to accept an argument or philosophy wholeheartedly or blindly.
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