Anders the Borg vs Tommy Wai the Lich

Nu har jag den senaste tiden varit allt mer kritisk mot alliansregimen och rent av utmanat den ideologiska nyliberala kärnan av läsarna. Om inte annat så är det alltid bra att vända på steken och även angripa en regim som idag saknar opposition.

Anders the Borg “Resistance is futile”

Men det är förstås inte bara hos alliansregimen vi hittar kreatur som Anders the Borg.

En liten förklaring kring the Borg för er som inte är SF-nördar. Från Wikipedia, som vanligt min fetstil.

“Individual Borg rarely speak. Instead, they send a collective audio message to their targets stating that “resistance is futile”, followed by a declaration that the target in question will be assimilated and its biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to their own. The exact phrasing varies among appearances, and the biological aspect is entirely absent when the Borg are first introduced. […] “We are the Borg. Existence, as you know it, is over. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Resistance is futile.”

[…]

Though Borg rarely look alike, they share several common characteristics. Borg commonly have one eye (most often the left eye) replaced with a sophisticated ocular implant which allows them to see beyond the human visual spectrum. This implant usually projects a red laser beam, particularly in later appearances. They also usually have one arm replaced with a multi-purpose tool and flat white skin, giving them an almost zombie-like appearance.

[…]

Borg Collective

Also referred to as the “hive mind” or “collective consciousness”, this is the term used to describe the group mind of the Borg civilization. Each Borg individual, or drone, is linked to the collective by a sophisticated subspace network that ensures each member is given constant supervision and guidance. The collective is broadcast over a subspace domain similar to that utilized by the transporter. Being part of the collective offers significant biomedical advantages to the individual drones. The mental energy of the group consciousness can help an injured or damaged drone heal or regenerate damaged body parts or technology. The collective consciousness not only gives them the ability to “share the same thoughts”, but also to adapt with great speed to defensive tactics used against them.”

Kort sagt så visar man upp zo(m)bieliknande tendenser, delar samma tankar, är extremt svåra att besegra, tar över andras särart och lägger till sin egen. Motstånd är meningslöst.

Tommy Waidelich Foto: Magnus Selande

Passar nästan perfekt in på de nya social(m)oderaterna.

Men i andra ringhörnan hittar vi oppositionens (ok, “oppo(s)itionens”) ekonomi(s)kpolitiske talesman Tommy Waidelich.

Medan Anders the Borg alltså har sin rot i science fiction (“framtiden”) så hittar vi istället Tommy Waidelichs rötter i fantasins värld (eng fantasy), specifikt i den vandöde varelse som på engelska kallas för lich, jmf svenskans lik, tyskans Leiche eller holländskans lijk.

Tommy Wai the Lich.

En lich. Bild från Wikipedia.

Åter kan vi vända oss till Wikipedia för en beskrivning av en lich. Återigen min egen fetstil.

“[a] lich […] is a type of undead creature. Often such a creature is the result of a transformation, as a powerful magician or king striving for eternal life uses spells or rituals to bind his intellect to his animated corpse and thereby achieve a form of immortality. Liches are depicted as being clearly cadaverous, their bodies desiccated or even completely skeletal. Liches are often depicted as holding power over hordes of lesser undead creatures, using them as their soldiers and servants.

Unlike a zombie, which is often depicted as mindless and/or under the control of some magician, a lich retains its independent thought and is as intelligent as a living human – and often, far more so. In some works of fiction, liches can be distinguished from other undead by their phylactery – an item of the Lich’s choosing into which they imbue their soul, giving them immortality until the phylactery is destroyed.”

Alltså en lich, en vandöd häxmästare kontrollerar horder av tanklösa (s)ombies. Klockren beskrivning av de ledande skiktet hos (s)ocialmonarkin.

Fler bilder på denna vandöda häxmästare hittar man förstås hos Google Images.

En liten uppmaning till mina photoshopbegåvade läsare. Det vore tacknämligt med en bild på Tommy Wai the Lich att använda framöver.

Sedan har vi förstås debatten om vem som skulle vinna om man lät en lich och en borg gå en deathmatch mot varandra. Med eller utan stöd av sin horder av icke fritt tänkande anhängare. (s)ombies vs zo(m)bies?

Tillägg: Regimen Bildt leder fortfarande för bästa namn på en politiker. Jag säger bara justitieminister Gun Hellsweek…