[lit-ideas] Re: Fwd: Pinch Me ...a message from Michael Moore
- From: Andy <mimi.erva@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:01:36 -0800 (PST)
Why does life have to be a zero sum game? Can our vaunted human ingenuity
admit of no other options? Paranoia is a form of self aggrandisement;
everybody's out to get us, when in fact we've become irrelevant. They might be
applauding because they see the dysfunction better than those who have a vested
stake in keeping the illusion going. We're also doing a little thing like
exporting all that toxic debt, our contribution to the world...
--- On Thu, 11/6/08, Judith Evans <judith.evans001@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Judith Evans <judith.evans001@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Fwd: Pinch Me ...a message from Michael Moore
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 6:55 PM
> * The international applause bothers me. When so many
> representatives of other nations -- that is, so many
> representatives of competing interests -- applaud, one
> can only hope they will soon be disappointed
Why thank you Eric.
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From: "Eric Yost" <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 6:38 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Fwd: Pinch Me ...a message from Michael Moore
>>>> Waiting to see how this List treats Obama gone wrong,
>
> Judy: Rather, those of 'this List' who are illusioned
> supporters of Obama and also haven't noticed the
> economic mess?
>
>
> Yes, me for Killjoy during Happy Week.
>
> * The racism bothers me. "America elected a black
> President." Oh really? Not just a president? People
> either have equal rights or they don't, and privileging
> the other is merely submerging reverse racism. If
> people don't already assume that equal rights are
> pervasive, unexceptional, and given, the conditions for
> their complete realization are never, or much more
> slowly granted. Instead we have all kinds of tribal
> talk (whites, blacks, Latinos, etc.) during Happy Week.
>
> * The international applause bothers me. When so many
> representatives of other nations -- that is, so many
> representatives of competing interests -- applaud, one
> can only hope they will soon be disappointed. One hopes
> for good relations, but they are not a goal, merely the
> byproduct of intelligent diplomacy.
>
> * Messiahs coming out of nowhere always bother me. They
> just do. It's creepy. Deus ex political machina.
>
> * Biden bothers me. A hack whose bankruptcy law pleased
> his constituency (Delaware-based credit card companies)
> and further hobbled the needy and desperate. The
> opposite of the Messiah from nowhere: the shiny face of
> established corruption. Jesus and Herod walking hand in
> hand out of the desert. Creepy.
>
> All these points admit refutation, sure. Topple my
> Grinch house of bullet points. Nice to be surprised.
> Nice to be mistaken. Meanwhile, it's still a creepy
> situation. Though, regardless of long-term outcome,
> it's good to see people enjoy Happy Week.
>
>
>
>
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