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

[sade1]

Ha, tha picture can-not be real! Touche' there. 
And what's that sign just to the right, I think it says "Free Rinds"?? Sounds 
about right.

"Mother, what's that sign
   held just to the right
     asking for "Free Rinds".
        I'm afraid........"


"Twenty years ago
   Twenty years ago, and yesterday.."
 
Since this song/album was(just past)20years ago since it was rel' *erm* 
'dropped': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsIW-imOLuY

 

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From: Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Thu, February 3, 2011 3:34:17 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Lydon, US v UK punk - Politics and Personalities

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:

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> 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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