Good Wholesome Fascist Fun

One of the my favorite topics has always been dictators and madmen. This is perhaps the one commodity that my generation and the so-called "greatest generation" have in common, an abundance of these kooks. WWII had Hitler and his little brother Mussolini. Today we still have a hall of crazy famer in Fidel Castro, who just keeps hanging in there, despite being physically unable to live. We had a bit of a scare last year, but luckily they pumped him so full of life that the fucker may live on well after I die.

A true hall of famer was indeed lost to us in the form of Saddam Hussein. We'll never forget his spirit as he defied his captors in what can only be described as the trial of the century. The man simply defined making a mockery of the courthouse. He was the spirit of being held in contempt of court. He was the goddamned Hussein. Now he's back with his boys, in crazy hell.

We also had a promising young man in Kim Jong Il, whose legendary "Hey, look at me! I'm dangerous dammit!" nuclear showoff tactics got the attention of everyone a couple of years back. But in the world of dangerous international sovereign nation leader lunatics, it's not "what did you do to me?" but rather "what have you done to me lately?"

Luckily, Iran has stepped up to the plate, and it doesn't seem to care to wear a tie. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the newest lunatic on the block, and man is he ever good at it.

A few weeks ago Ahmadinejad visited Columbia University to speak to a "receptive" crowd about his lunacy. This is a man who has gone on record as questioning the Holocaust, going as far as calling it a myth! He openly wants to have nuclear weapons! This man is insane!

Good times.

But he also got his ass handed to him, first in his introduction, and then by questioning from the students.

He claimed there were no homosexuals in Iran! Ha! Okay! Is this the case in Texas too?

This guy is crrrrrrrrrraaaaazzzzzzy!!!! Right? Nuts? Legit right?

Ehhhhhh, I'm not so sure.

Seriously, look at this guy, is this not the most business casual dictator in history?

Well, at least he's got a distinctive style. Dictators are usually very formal. Sometimes absurdly so. Does his business casual look make him more of a working class dictator? I'm not sure. When I think working class dictator, Castro comes to mind, cause he looked the closest to that status in life. Stalin also comes to mind, but only because the working class is mainly who he killed.

While Ahmadinejad has certainly stepped up to the crazy statements plate, he just seems a bit watered down from previous dictators. A catchier name may help in the future. Maybe not getting his ass handed to him by a bunch of undergrads at Columbia would help too. It feels like he's trying too hard to be a crazy dictator, and that's never good. He needs to let it flow a little more easily. Forced craziness never works, just look at R. P. McMurphy! So get like your clothing style and chill Mr. Ahmadinejad, we believe you're stupid and crazy, but it seems a little forced.

And please, please, please, get a damn nickname. Ahmadinejad is as far from catchy as there is.