Wednesday, June 10, 2009
A Near Miss
(1)
Reading this stuff sober can sometimes be a bit dismaying, so I just popped open a beer. We'll see how it looks after a buzz, but at the moment it strikes me as abusive: violence followed by loving apology. I'm not like that in real life, but constant stalking and harrassment can do things to you after a while. What bothers me about it is not the 'violent' part, but the 'loving' part which is so incongruous and typical of 'abusive relationships' in general. It is out of place here. Interestingly, I had another (4) already written as a draft, but for some reason forgot to publish it:
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(4)
We all love Israel, of course, in spite of the 'fact' that The Jews are 'God's Chosen People' (Eheh). But us 'outsiders' really treat it as a joke. A Jewish joke. We understand that Jesus invalidated that ancient outmoded concept of Fatherly Rage by becoming the Ultimate Scapegoat. Jesus was crucified, died, visited Hell for three days, and was resurrected. The resurrected version, lighter than air, then floated up to heaven where He resides to this day. That is the story. The Jews don't buy it but the Christians do. The Muslims laugh. People like me giggle now and then. Meanwhile, Christians and Jews carry on with mindless ritual including sexual mutilation. All is right with the world.
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There was even a (5), which was left blank.
Thunder just now (1440L) in Denver, and CNN has been constantly reporting on a shooting at the Holocaust Memorial in Washington DC. Seems an 88 year old White Supremacist went ape shit there and shot some people.
More thunder. Guess I'll take a look. Whoa! Direct hit! Power went off for about 30 seconds, but my computer stayed online thanks to the backup power supply.
Reading this stuff sober can sometimes be a bit dismaying, so I just popped open a beer. We'll see how it looks after a buzz, but at the moment it strikes me as abusive: violence followed by loving apology. I'm not like that in real life, but constant stalking and harrassment can do things to you after a while. What bothers me about it is not the 'violent' part, but the 'loving' part which is so incongruous and typical of 'abusive relationships' in general. It is out of place here. Interestingly, I had another (4) already written as a draft, but for some reason forgot to publish it:
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(4)
We all love Israel, of course, in spite of the 'fact' that The Jews are 'God's Chosen People' (Eheh). But us 'outsiders' really treat it as a joke. A Jewish joke. We understand that Jesus invalidated that ancient outmoded concept of Fatherly Rage by becoming the Ultimate Scapegoat. Jesus was crucified, died, visited Hell for three days, and was resurrected. The resurrected version, lighter than air, then floated up to heaven where He resides to this day. That is the story. The Jews don't buy it but the Christians do. The Muslims laugh. People like me giggle now and then. Meanwhile, Christians and Jews carry on with mindless ritual including sexual mutilation. All is right with the world.
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There was even a (5), which was left blank.
Thunder just now (1440L) in Denver, and CNN has been constantly reporting on a shooting at the Holocaust Memorial in Washington DC. Seems an 88 year old White Supremacist went ape shit there and shot some people.
More thunder. Guess I'll take a look. Whoa! Direct hit! Power went off for about 30 seconds, but my computer stayed online thanks to the backup power supply.
