I've been following Survivor since the beginning, and like many, I have come to rationalize most things that happen within the game as being acceptable BECAUSE of the game. However, Russell's insidious comments towards Rupert at the beginning of this last episode has caused me to reanalyze a lot of my thinking in this regard. I asked myself this question: if you were put on an island with other people and there were no laws and no rules, would you still follow some? Does the absence of law or ramification excuse breaking the rules?

You know what? I say NO. I say, the rules would then be even MORE important.

So... HERE... WE... GO...

Russell says, "Rupert, you are such a dumbass."

No, Russell, YOU'RE the DUMBASS, and the funny thing about it is that like a crazy person, everyone sees it but you. You will swear on your kids' life to win. You will do ANYTHING to win. And yet, you CAN'T win. You call Rupert a dumbass, and yet HE gets it 100 times better than you. HE could actually win. He could go on an IC run and make it to the end and win the vote. As unlikely as that is, it is still far better than the chances you have. Don't you see how PATHETIC that is? You are like a child wrestling with adults. You will bite and claw and scream and do whatever it takes to try to win, but it is all USELESS. You're not a villian, dumbass. You are a cautionary tale. You are a court jester. YOU are a joke far worse than Erik or Jamie or James could ever be.

Obviously, I would never swear anything on my kids' lives, and I consider doing so beyond the realm of the game. Does the quest for the million dollars excuse everything? That sounds awfully familiar in these times. Who cares about the rules? I was trying to make money. That's more important than any rules.
I'm sure Russell would say his kids could care less if he swore on their lives in an attempt to win a million dollars that he can't possibly win anyway. Well, that's doubly pathetic. MY kids WILL care. You know why? Because I'M their father, and as crazy as this may sound nowadays, SOME THINGS ARE WORTH MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS!

p/o

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