Chapter 108: History Lesson

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So I taught her some history. The real one. Not all of it by any stretch of the imagination. Nothing close to what Kitty taught me. A thumbnail sketch is all, just the bare outline. It was more that what she knew. It was quite a shock to learn that everything she thought she knew about history was wrong.

“Oh that’s HORRIBLE.” Shaniqua was in tears.

“Ain’t it just” I agreed.”Before I met you I was preparing to leave the planet. Since I met you I think I’ll stay a while.”

“Well I should HOPE so.” Shaniqua said "We ARE going to be married.”

“And I’d just as soon not engage in a long distance marriage...again.” I told her.

“Again?” she asked, eyes squinting. " You’ve been married before.?”

“Yes dear.” I said "almost seventy years before you were born.”

“Well in that case.” Shaniqua said "I forgive you. Please continue. Religion you say?”

“ I’m not sure. Like I said the idea hasn’t hatched yet. It’s still picking at the shell. More of a philosophical order possibly” I told her "We won’t claim to BE a religion, but we won’t deny it either. Let other’s come to their own conclusion. Think of it as protective camouflage.”

“You interest me greatly.” she said

Then I seemed to change the subject.“I’ve got some ideas about the media.”

“Oh?” Shaniqua was REALLY interested in that. She’d always been a crusader. Even in college.”

“NewPapers are SO last Millenia” I said.

THAT was all it took. From that tiny spark a raging inferno blazed forth.

“Why didn’t I think of that?” Shaniqua slapped her forehead. "How could I have been so STUPID?”

I didn’t say anything.

‘Blogging’,’ microblogging’, ’tweeting’ , ‘podcasts’,’videos’, shoot even the BlockChain..... of course. We can use that to GREAT advantage in the war for minds.” she said excitedly.

“Exactly” I replied " And who best to do that? How will you recruit them?”

“I dunno.” she said "Place an ad?”

“Er...no.” I told her.” That’s where the P.O. comes in.”

“P.O.?” she said then "Oh..Philosophical Order..duh me.”

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