A Screed

A word that is shunned from in polite liberal society it is “hate.” To “hate” is to do what the OTHER guys do. If you “hate” then you might as well vote for Jeb Bush. You can disagree, “agree to disagree,” “have issue with,” “find conflicting data” or even in extreme circumstances “disregard.” Under no circumstances however can you HATE. If you hate then you might say something stupid, and nobody ever says anything stupid when discussing matters of importance.
Perhaps though, we should consider that hate is a emotion many primates feel and that it might be okay for us to feel it as well. This doesn’t make us Nazis or racists, nor does it mean that we want those we disagree with rounded up in camps. Perhaps to hate just means that we passionately disagree with a position held by another. If this idea disturbs you, consider it a thought experiment (or go google “atrocities” and feel better because you feel so bad for the
victims). Just allow your "hate"to run wild a free while you continue to read…
Perhaps (and just perhaps) we SHOULD be pissed off that society continues to shovel shit down our throats. One of the reasons it keeps happening is because we have weak-kneed liberals who keep telling us that we must tolerate this. These are the folks that half-heartedly argue for a crucifix submerged in urine, but they "don't really like it." Their "revolution" consists of donating to NPR every spring. And even worse, their ranks probably include you and me!
The tolerant "nice guy" is perhaps even more destructive to their species than the raging reactionary. It's the tolerant "nice guys" who keep so many of the rational thinking people in a state of total uselessness. They don't fight, don't swear, and don't do the totally irrational idiocy that one must engage in to really communicate with the common man (even more so with the uncommon man).
Well, you know what? I'm a tolerant individual. I'm willing to let these folks have their little "more ethically conscious than thou" sense of self-satisfaction. I'll fully allow them to revel in the
injustice of the atrocities that the world's fanatics will rain upon them. They can look at each other with a quiet, reserved disdain while governments behave like wild beasts, snapping at anything that gets close to their territory. Let them find peace that while the planet's being engulfed in one massive political-industrial clusterfuck. At least people aren’t allowed to smoke in bars anymore.
*ahem* Sorry, it’s just a thought experiment.
Both liberals and conservatives consistently try to take the intellectual and moral high ground (they seem to forget that being on the high ground just makes you an easier target). Yes, I know you are standing up for logic, reason and all that nice stuff (a little more of it everywhere else wouldn't hurt) but some of us have watched humanity long enough to know that logic and reasoning have lead to some pretty irrational actions. It never seems to get across to the
so-called intelligencia that the vast majority of the world is made up people who are driven by less "elevated" thinking.
Writing academic papers explaining how we're destroying the world is about as useful to the man on the street as a laser light show is to Helen Keller. But ranting, over-the-top dogmatism, and a bit of creativity can sway the masses to do anything. That's why you need people like me to overstate everyday annoyances. You need to tell people that they are being consistently hounded by an all-powerful, omnipresent Conspiracy of DEATH before they'll even
begin to think "You know, maybe my congressman really doesn't care about me." Of course it's not necessary for those ranting to believe even a single word of what they are saying. As a matter of fact it's even better of they don't believe it; atheists have always made the
best popes. In previous ages this type of behavior was known as “business as usual” (check out any modern book about the private lives of kings and clergy if you doubt this) but today this behavior is often classified as satire.
In conclusion I don't have much respect for logical thinking and other such rigmarole. History has proven again and again that logical people are willing to stand aside wagging their fingers with disdain while kooks of all sorts get away with mass genocide. The only thing that will keep humans from destroying the planet is if the RIGHT kooks can grab the reigns and steer the world into a less fucked situation. And Gawd says WE are the right kooks! So give me your brain and let see if we can get it properly broken.
Love,
MDM