I've been thinking a lot about "The Animaniacs" lately. Don't ask me why, I couldn't tell you. They've just been on my mind.
The thing I keep dwelling on, is that a part of me thinks that the Animaniacs may have been preparing my generation for Guantanamo Bay. It's not as crazy as it sounds.
Look at the Warner Brothers (Wacko and Yacko) and the Warner sister, Dot. For decades, the WB Studio Execs kept them locked up (without trial) in the water tower on the Warner movie lot. Eventually, they escape, only to be chased down by a (albeit incompetent) authority figure. Why were they locked up? Just because they were unconventional. They were entertainers, they were mischievous, they stood up to authority. And then they were locked away for an undetermined amount of time.
And as a generation we were supposed to be OK with this? Maybe we were being prepared for a future where people could be held indefinitely under terror laws?
Or maybe I'm just being paranoid. It's not that unusual.
Oh, and don't even get me started on Pinky and The Brain...
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