[Peace-discuss] AWARE

Sat Sep 5 15:15:10 CDT 2009

I'm not sure I am understanding where the resistance is stemming from. Am I to understand that this list serve is functioning well, that everyone is happy and there is no room for improvement? These past few days are much ado about nothing? Let's try this again, OK? I have made a reasonable suggestion for improvement that I would like to see given a chance. 

Please do not fear that I am attempting to take away your "delete key"; you are in complete control of what messages you read or chose to ignore. Please do not attempt to take away mine. 

Joy George 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "E. Wayne Johnson" <ewj at pigs.ag> 
To: "Matt Reichel" <mattreichel at hotmail.com> 
Cc: peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net 
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2009 1:47:13 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central 
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] AWARE 

Bravo! 'Atta boy! 

I am reminded of the lyrics of an old Don McLean tune --- 

"Everybody loves me baby, whats-a-matter with you. 
Tell me what did I do, to offend you?" 

Actually it gets better, but time and space, although infinite, are running short, 
so here's a link for those so inspired to hear more: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjKGQqy_tYM 

*** 

Actually I was just getting used my new appelation "Enemy of Humanity" and was considering whether I should 
use a sans serif font, or an "italicized Roman" font when listing it on my business card, or 
perhaps just E.O.H. smugly at the end after D.V.M., separated by comma or just a em space. 
So many decisions, and I really was hung up a long time by so many nice moderne Art Deco 
fonts available at the click of a mouse. (Time was when mice only squeaked.) 

And now burdened under the weight of so many new titles fervently bestowed in sincerity. 
I am so glad that your verbal spattering included Carl, otherwise, I 
would have not be able to classify it a true ad hominem attack, 
given my new status as an EOH and all. 

* 

Please, I am a big fan of Mr. Kucinich. Fortunately both he and Dr. Paul are working for us. 

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The most surprising thing to me, Mr. Reichel, is that you make an all-out attack like this, 
calling someone a hate-mongerer, racist, xenophobe, and a ban-worthy passionless anti-patriot, 
and yet you are incognizant of the irony of the hatred and xenophobia intrinsic in such remarks. 

I am also reminded of Lt. Dan's remarks in "Forrest Gump", "Come on!!! Is that all you've got?" 

Surely this is not a complete exposition of your thoughts. 
There's got to be more where this came from. 
Catharsis is good for the soul. 
It's really not healthy for you to be carrying around so much venom. 
Let it all hang out. 

Your Nemesis in Emesis, 

Wayne 

On 9/5/2009 10:50 AM, Matt Reichel wrote: 

I think most of this list's problems would be solved by just banning Carl and Wayne: maybe they can go and create their own peace group for hate-mongering homophobes and litter each others' inboxes with their irrelevant tangents and pretentious off-color remarks. 

AWARE cannot go on without any organizational infrastructure, as attractive as it sounds to be "anarchistic." A simple, respectful level of organization backed by a widely supported set of rules will make the group more democratic, and less prone to dominance by overbearing personalities and their seemingly regressive ends. 

Since everyone that has left the group or that are currently frustrated with its direction seem to have a problem with the same person, why don't you just give him the old "heave ho"? Because his weekly news updates are supposedly of some value? Because you want to hear every possible apology made for regressive "anti-war" conservatives, coupled with redundant reminders that mainstream Democrats have, by and large, betrayed their progressive base? 
So Ron Paul is somehow better than Dennis Kucinich? . . I guess if you are a multi-millionaire, racist, xenophobe with no passion for the good of your country . . 

Will someone down there please find the courage to defend the integrity of this group and lay a ban down on the aforementioned assholes? 

Best, 
Matt 

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