[kj] OT: Lydon, US v UK punk - Politics and Personalities

[Brendan]

Aah I've got a picture for that...


>> ..had any discussions with any 'Tea Party people'.......

>

> (can you really call them "discussions"??)

>

> No, I haven't knowingly talked in-depth with any members of the TPP

> faction.

> Most people 'round "these here parts" don't speak about that kind of stuff

> to

> others anyway unless they know a priori [a phrase most of them won't know]

> that the listener is both already a convert and in the choir.

>

>

>> them not really having much understanding of the US constitution, or

>> History

>>(such as previous Presidents). 

>

>   I'm sure they think they're plenty smart, and I've read and believe that

> several of them are (college-educated, not necessarily meaning 'smart' in

> any

> otherwise meaningful way) - but then again, read their tragically

> illiterate

> posters... tells sooo much about them.

>   Whenever they tout how not-dumb' they are, which they sure do make of

> point

> regularly (issue, much??), I say to that, taht even the German Nazi

> party's

> membership was average age 30, with at least a college degree (= middle

> class or

> greater) under their belt, so education doesn't automatically equate with

> being

> a "better person." 

> Next time you see one tell he/she that if they're so interested in "taking

> their

> country back" tell them that instead of scaring with their pistols their

> liberal

> little-brothers, tell 'em to take their little shiny toy guns deep down

> into the

> 'hood and "take America back" from all the criminals and gangbangers

> instead.

> But they'd prolly shit their 1,200-thread-count panties at the thought of

> facing

> their worst fears.

>

> And, next time they tell you to go back, tell them that your U.S. passport

> would

> only bring you right.. back.. here... . So, wtf?

>  

> Oh, and btw, they apparently think history is just an anachronism, or as

> they'd

> write it on their posters, "...just an achronism."

>  

> What worries the fuck out of me is that, whenever countries get to this

> place,

> it never ends well.  But, hell, if we just stay quiet long enough, it'll

> just go

> away.

>

>

>

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> From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Sent: Thu, February 3, 2011 10:41:47 AM

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Lydon, US v UK punk - Politics and Personalities

>

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> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 09:03:15 -0800

> From: saulomar1 at yahoo.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Lydon, US v UK punk

>

>

>> Human expression is more innate than just ....

>

> I agree completely; I was just referring to a person's character (morals,

> principles, values, etc.).  To me it's what counts most in a person.  On

> giving

> it more thought I think I should've phrased it better  though, like "of so

> many

> ways to know a person, if I get to know what version of a

> religion/politics/nationalism they follow, and how they themselves follow

> or

> apply or passive-aggressively support, I've always found it to be a big

> "Tell"

> as far as character. 

>

>

>

>  

> Inexplicable? Harumph! :)

>

> @saulo: Human expression is more innate than just politics and religion.

> To

> apply such a limited viewpoint and understanding to any

> person with an ounce of original thought is doing them a great disservice.

>

> At 06:35 PM 2/2/2011, Alex Smith wrote:

>

>

>

> ________________________________

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> From: The Exorcist <killingjoke at theimmortalfool.com>

> To: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>; A list about all things Killing

> Joke

> (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>

> Sent: Wed, February 2, 2011 3:46:04 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Lydon, US v UK punk

>

> Sure, Mo is an inexplicable right wingnut,... but then, so was Johnny

> Ramone.

>>

>>Alex in NYC

>>

>>

>>@misera.net http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering

> Have you had any discussions with any 'Tea Party people' yet, Sade?

> I have had a number so far, and it always seems to end in them not really

> having

> much understanding of the US constitution, or History (such as previous

> Presidents). Although I'm sure there is an exception, somewhere..

> The conversation typically ends with them telling me to 'go home you

> leftist

> Limey', even with my US passport....maybe they should start putting

> 'Chimps' in

> front of their name, and deny people like Thomas Paine ever existed..blind

> faith

> worries me.

>

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