[kj] Confirm...

[Alexander Smith]

If I come across as condescending or snobby, please forgive me. I'm 
just wildly depressed, incredulous and angered by this outcome.

Alex in NYC



On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at 11:48 AM, Christof hamille wrote:

> And how did (Midwest) I get blamed for this?  My state went the right 
> way (is there really a right direction?).  I wish Kid Rock would take 
> Detroit City back off the map.  IT made things a lot easier
>
> Chris
>
> contemplating moving across the border or maybe even the pond
>
>> From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
>> <gathering at misera.net>
>> To: iPat <pmdavies at gmail.com>,"A list about all things Killing Joke 
>> (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
>> Subject: Re: [kj] Confirm...
>> Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 09:07:37 -0500
>>
>>
>> Right now, speaking as a citizen of New York City (I no longer want 
>> to be associated with the United States of America), I just want to 
>> say: FUCK YOU MIDWEST, FUCK YOU FLORIDA, FUCK YOU OHIO, FUCK YOU 
>> SOUTHERN BIBLE BELT and FUCK YOU TEXAS (sorry, Joe, nothing >> personal).
>>
>> *USA OUT OF NYC*
>>
>> Alex in NYC
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at 07:10 AM, iPat wrote:
>>
>>> i don't buy this.
>>> i was in the states leading up to the start of the Iraq war and 
>>> talked
>>> to people up in the hills of NW Arkansas. It was enlightening and yes
>>> they seemed to believe that they were threatened and that this was 
>>> the
>>> way to deal with it. I talked and talked while keeping it polite and 
>>> i
>>> watched the way the media reports everything.
>>> there were peace protesters out on the streets and the oil argument
>>> was aired but the simplicity of the number 911 was the big hoodoo.
>>>
>>> What i saw was the simple fact that they would stand next to their
>>> fellow Americans who were serving to protect them. Now people could
>>> argue about the fellow Americans that are in food queues etc but its
>>> not in the same mind thinking culture they have been brought up with.
>>>
>>> in the same way we have Islammania now dogmatically being repeated
>>> over and over again, people here to will vote with that fear in mind
>>> regardless of other pressing issues.
>>>
>>> we mustnt fall into the same trap that we accuse the yanks of doing.
>>> We tell them that they only see the world through their own eyes. 
>>> Well
>>> we need to see that they have a different culture and a different
>>> approach to things than we do.
>>>
>>> interesting that florida apparently saw a huge vote increase amongst
>>> the spanish south american ethnic population that swung to
>>> republicans, especially with the mail from the guy on this list last
>>> week.
>>>
>>> On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 11:42:47 -0000 , Phillipps Marc
>>> <marc.phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk> wrote:
>>>> <big snip>
>>>>
>>>> Thought I'd pass this on from another list I read:
>>> --
>>> iPat
>>> as soft as silk, as hard as a diamond
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