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She was sucking cock backstage at the armory in order to get a pass to see some big rock group for free

by anna at 06:52 PM on August 09, 2004

It's election season and you know what than means: endless blather about "safer streets" and "first responders." I'm sorry but to me 100,000 more cops just means more speed traps, drunk driving checkpoints and a run on donuts at the Dunkin' Donuts. And oh sure in DC and NYC they make it out like terrorists are poised to strike at any moment. But what the hell can I do about that?

I think a much more laudable goal would be a return to civility, maybe even some chivalry. We need less bitterly divisive figures like Bill O'Reilly, Michael Moore, George W Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Susan Sarandon, Madonna, KKK spokesman Daniel Carver, Jesse Jackson, Babs Streisand, Osama bin Laden, Al Franken and Doctor Laura. What do all these people have in common? Not much, except they're all part of my regrettable generation.

You hear much talk these days about a coming "clash of civilizations" between the modern, hedonistic West and the pious, backwards mullahs and emirs of Islam. And I don't doubt it. But if you think about it, what is needed (again) is more civility and tolerance, not strident, self-serving and ultimately pointless prattling from pundits and preachers. On both sides of the ideological fence we need to face the fact that we really can't co-exist unless we agree to disagree and tolerate one another's views.

Youth are the key. Under the most repressive Muslim dictatorships in the world (Iran,) one of the youngest demographics in the world have basically started thumbing their noses at the holier-than-thou shitheads who run the show there. They wear sexy burqas, drink and dig Western culture. Controversial movies are banned but everyone already has a bootleg copy they've downloaded. It can happen other places as well. We don't have to accept this shit. And if we do, we're all toast.

So what's it gonna be, boy? The future world (if there is one) will be shaped by you whippersnappers, not us old fogies. Before long all those folks listed above will be dead and gone. Will it be a world populated by such cynical, depraved, overbearing, opinionated zealots, malcontents and ideologues? Or will we see altruistic, tolerant, flexible, circumspect secularists coming to the fore? In other words, can we extract what is useful from the world's great religions and throw out the outdated dogma, preachiness, prejudice and so forth?

It's all up to you. Perhaps John Mellencamp said it best: "A million young poets, screaming out their words. Maybe someday those words will be heard. By future generations, down the highways that we built. Maybe they'll have a better understanding. Maybe they'll have a better understanding. Let's hope they have a better understanding."

comments (6)

I'm always intrigued by your titles. I think that I 'get it' most of the time, but sometimes ....

Anway, what to you mean about 'first responders?'

Also, to at least sort of address your topic, I think that all societies casually drift towards modernish, hedonism, the left, whatever you want to call it just because it's ... easier. Why put up with all the religious and tradition-based baggage? I'm not saying that that's necessarily good or bad (though, right here, I'll go ahead and say I think it is good), just that that is what happens.

by Mike Sheffler at August 10, 2004 6:20 PM


It's usually a lyric, in this case from Zappa's Joe's Garage. It usually has something to do with the post but not always. MG kind of laid out these guidelines years ago. The first responders thing is just a post-9/11 add-on to the more cops on the street is better deal. And yeah I think we drift toward the easy way as much as possible. It's the path of least resistance. Unfortunately that's how we got into this mess in the first place, by ignoring a clear and present menace.

by anna at August 10, 2004 6:39 PM


I guess I still don't wholly grasp the essence of this first responders business. In my vernacular, first responder is a type of emergency medical training. In fact, at one point, I was a first responder, so if you get in nasty car wreck or fall off a big rock or something, I can probably help you survive until you get real medical care.

That's probably not what you were referring to.

by Mike Sheffler at August 11, 2004 2:53 AM


Well yeah EMTs and the like are 1st responders and they do honorable work. But I am referring to them in the politicized sense, as when pols try to say they will beef up Fed funding so there will be plenty of them in the event of terrorist mayhem. Even though that kind of thing is mostly funded locally.

by anna at August 11, 2004 7:45 AM


The Title is from a song called "Crew Slut"
Shes A Crew slut....

by Brandon at November 27, 2004 12:53 PM


good words post thanksgiving, pulling me like a gravitational whip into 2005. thanks.

by Jessica at November 28, 2004 2:33 AM