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Bullies, Punks and other Contemporary Cultural/Poitical Phenomena

Dear F.W.:

    Ah, you are wise beyond your years, My Child. May Goddess Discordia bless and keep you.

posted by Rarmcwa on September 23, 2006 at 6:31 AM | link to this | reply

Rarmcwa

"competent goverance"? My but you ask alot. They'd all rather fight like school yard bullies, and thump their chests

posted by MysticGmekeepr on September 22, 2006 at 8:01 AM | link to this | reply

Tonysit response

Dear T.:

    Yeah, and as the late, great Winston Churchill famously observed, "Democracy is the world's worst form of government ... except for all the others."

   Thanks for the observation, my friend.

posted by Rarmcwa on September 22, 2006 at 6:14 AM | link to this | reply

Sorry, Girlfriend, you're already enlisted

Dear B.:

    You signed up for the Alice's Resturant Anti-Massacree Movement (based on a line in Arlo Guthrie's Newport Folk Festival presentation of his 23-minute magnum opus talking blues and consequent 1969 film, Alice's Resturant: if you're not hip to it, lemme know and I'll send the lyrics ASAP ... they're a politically wise hoot and a half) and our own Shock Troopers in the Service of Evolution about 10 years ago ... we just forgot to tell ya.

   Yer eternal buddy (and commanding officer),

   Lieutenant Commander Angus MacDorroh, "Pride of the Queen's Marines"

posted by Rarmcwa on September 22, 2006 at 6:12 AM | link to this | reply

Rarmcwa

That was quite an analytical and thought-provoking piece of the sad state of poltical affairs and the garbage it can offer to its gullible public in the garb of  doing public good. Excellent post friend !

 

 

posted by Bhaskar.ing on September 22, 2006 at 5:41 AM | link to this | reply

I want to live in a world where fighting is no longer necessary

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong on September 22, 2006 at 4:08 AM | link to this | reply

I want to live in a world where fighting is no longer necessary

posted by Shams-i-Heartsong on September 22, 2006 at 4:08 AM | link to this | reply

First 2 sentences sum it up-giving exposure to old words & wines/wiles

Thanks for your kind visits/comments--Neil Ypun

 shalom

posted by ILLUMINATI8 on September 21, 2006 at 7:39 PM | link to this | reply

Very good post

I dont read fiction to much but I have been trying to read your work as much as possiable you have been writing some good work

posted by Kat02 on September 21, 2006 at 1:09 PM | link to this | reply

Hi Rarmcwa

The sad truth is that democracy spawns demagogues. It's a popularity contest, write or wrong (sic) like Blogit, ha ha.

posted by Antonionioni on September 21, 2006 at 12:52 PM | link to this | reply

Okay, MG just explained it's an Arlo Guthrie song, Rarmcwa,

The draft board wouldn't take the singer because he ws a litterbug, so he decided to start a movement, by singing Alice's Restaurant in the Draft Board office. 

posted by Blanche. on September 21, 2006 at 12:32 PM | link to this | reply

Rarmcwa, remind me what "Alice's Restaurant" is?

and, yes, count me in.  I'm done with the blog politics.  I ain't got that kind of time or energy. I want to put it somewhere it'll make a difference. I can't hang out and chat today, MG is off and we've got to get going, but it's always nice chatting with you.  (He's in there listening to Ed Schulz now).

posted by Blanche. on September 21, 2006 at 12:27 PM | link to this | reply

Thank you, Ma'am

    As  stated on someone's blog comment page recently, I'm out to start the Alice's Restaurant Anti-Massacre Movement, right here at Blogit. Thanks for joining up with the Blogit Brigade of Shock Troopers In the Service of Evolution.

   It's a damn dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it.

posted by Rarmcwa on September 21, 2006 at 12:24 PM | link to this | reply

Rarmcwa, I like the phrase, "pragmatic idealist" with core values

Those with core values don't blow with every political or popular wind.  You're right, governing is not a hot or sexy political campaign slogan, but in the final analysis, what is a government for?  "To provide for the common defense," (forgive me if I don't have that amendment memorized)...to do things that single or small groups of individuals can't:  create freeways, electrify rural areas, monitor and regulate monopolies like the cable or telephone systems.

And, yes, I'd like to see the vitriolic rhetoric and demon-exorcising rhetoric end and some common sense restored.  Well said. 

posted by Blanche. on September 21, 2006 at 12:13 PM | link to this | reply