Fine, don't believe what you read on blogs about stale Vietnam-era ideas, ridiculous tinfoil hat conspiracy theories of world domination and oil thievery, and irrational hatred of George W. Bush being the main themes behind the recent "peace" marches. Believe what the "peace" protesters themselves say.
(Note: you'll need a high-bandwidth connection and the latest version of Quicktime.)
Posted by Andrea Harris at February 19, 2003 08:53 PMI say bring back the 80s...which were about as Anti-60s/anti-hippie as one could get...plus we had an AWESOME President...rather like we do now...
Posted by: Sharon Ferguson at February 19, 2003 at 09:59 PMEh. There were many reasons I like the 80s, and many more reasons to be glad they are no longer around. And we can always play the records.
Posted by: Andrea Harris at February 19, 2003 at 10:15 PM"I liked," I meant to say. (Say, did you know that you can still get Huey Lewis and the News to play at your wedding or bar mitzvah? ::shudder::
Posted by: Andrea Harris at February 19, 2003 at 10:17 PMNO WAY!! Hubby loves Huey Lewis...good good music there...
Can't think of much I didnt like...not at the moment...my eyes need taking out. I'm tired this evening...
best wishes!
Posted by: Sharon Ferguson at February 20, 2003 at 12:03 AMNO WAY! I think I'll hire Huey to play when I get admitted to the bar.
Posted by: David Jaroslav at February 20, 2003 at 12:42 AMAt least H.L. and the News weren't a ska band. I hate ska.
Posted by: Andrea Harris at February 20, 2003 at 12:46 AMI can top this ( (In their own Words): Go to Hackwriters.com for the full text of current edit
orial on their Welcome page, of which THIS is part: It's pretty easy to become depressed and not a little angry with world politics right now. G.W. Bush, Dick Cheyney and other hawks are so gung-ho for war that all the reason in the world seems to pass them by. Inside Fortress America it's all about evil doers and Code Orange (one step away from Code Red when all hell breaks loose). Even kids in the playground now play with 'weapons of mass destruction' they are so brainwashed and Iraq is the Death Star that must be destroyed at all costs.
Outside of America (with the sad exception of Tony Blair's UK) the whole world can see it is a 'big bully versus the nasty smelly kid no one likes' scenario. A pissing contest in other words and if all Colin Powell can come up with is alleged soldiers talking about hiding some modified vehicles to justify the attack, then it is a sad, sad world indeed.
(I might add that in the USA there's some very scary guys with guns driving around in modified Humvees or SUVs that need taking care of before they do something crazy.)
G.W. Bush sees himself as a prince fighting evil under God's banner. One more crusade for the road and the infidels will never bother us again. Fat chance of that.
So do you feel powerless? Does the future look uncertain? Well here's a way to deal with it.
Ignore it.
Yes, turn off the news, don't buy anymore newspapers. If G.W., Dick or Donald come on the TV turn he sound down and watch their insincere faces. Now concentrate upon yourself, your friends and family.
YOU are what matters. Now think about your creativity. Think about the music you like or want to create, or the art or series of photographs you always wanted to take. Call your friends, invite them over for potluck supper, talk about everything except the war. (When I was younger politics was never allowed at the table as it always led to tears and indigestion).
Your creativity will defeat evil.
Paint, compose, do some pottery, be someone who places some value into the world.
That picture, that short story or novel, that child you read a story to or made a bear for, will generate affection and love and tear at the fabric of hate that surrounds us.
You can do it.
They can have their war, but you won't be watching CNN this time.
Call your friends, make them promise to go to the theatre, cinema, art galleries, cultural events, assert your right to civilization. If we all practice enjoying life we will all come to appreciate what we could lose by allowing the paranoia in Washington to militarise our lives, restrict our freedoms and by default achieve the enemies aims for them.
Don't be afraid, create. The door is open to tyranny. McCarthyism is never far away. 'You're with us or agin us'. Well being against terror is not unpatriotic. Disbelieving Iraq is a a threat to word peace is to reclaim your own sense of mental well being. The real weapon of mass destruction is doubt and fear and hate in our hearts.
Today call your friends, tell them the bread is warming in the oven and you expect them at 7pm.
No War
No Body Bags
No missiles exploding on schoolyards
Go out and create - exercise your freedom to choose.
Next Hackwriters Update March 3rd 2003
Posted by: Andybrown at February 20, 2003 at 02:36 AM[ANNOYED] Dude, that's funny, but don't post the whole article here; a link will do. [/ANNOYED]
Posted by: Andrea Harris at February 20, 2003 at 02:55 AMI love "Your creativity will defeat evil." (Gee, thanks, Kwai-Chang Caine, you mean like how it saved all those creative people from being slaughtered by Hitler?) Or how the best thing to do is ignore the rest of the world. We have hawks, we have doves, now meet the ostriches.
Posted by: David Jaroslav at February 20, 2003 at 03:41 PM