[UA] Re: UA Digest, Vol 6, Issue 91

[Josh MacLeod]

Commenting in order...

> From: "Dean Reilly" <deanreilly77 at gmail.com>
> I can see this working.  Maybe you can tie the New
> Deal magic to the
> beginning of the nuclear age- Oppenheimer's quoting
> of the Bhagavad Gita at
> the first atomic bomb test, as ritual, etc.  Perhaps
>  FDR decided that
> Smalltown America was a necessary sacrifice to bring
> about the creation of
> the unkillable zombie America, an nation capable of
> surviving the Second
> World War and the times that would follow.  What do
> you think?

Hrm. I think I can make use of this: have the New Deal
CAUSING WW2 (anything to get out of the depression,
after all). Small-town America would be a minor price
to pay for that.
 
> From: "Tim Groth" <tim.groth at gmail.com>
> Perhaps it was an attempt to stop the appearance of
> Plutomancy.

Which would be an interesting rumour to throw into the
mix as either a red herring or the real truth: "Well,
for this 'new deal' to work, the magick has to be cast
accross party lines -- what do they want?"

> From: Chad Eagleton <ceagleto at yahoo.com>
> To me the first thing that pops into my head is the
> fact that Roosevelt was president for four terms.
> Maybe his "New Deal" magic was to make him president
> for life.
> 
> So, who put the whammy on him?
Heh! I didn't even know that about him (not being
American is a hindrance in such a game). Would make
for an interesting side benefit Roosevelt would want
for himself. Perhaps an attempt to become the True
Politician and replace the True King? It never quite
works, but doesn't fail either. 

And from there, I've got this fun idea of the rituals
causing things (presidential assassinations, wars,
terrorism) in its attempt to 'finish' what it was made
for. A ritual that gained 'life' would be quite
disturbing indeed.

- Josh



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