My beef with Mark Thomas


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By semillama on Saturday, June 10, 2000 - 02:12 pm:

    My complaint about Mr. Mark A. Thomas

    I truly can't let Mr. Mark A. Thomas's misinformation and misguided arguments about
    separatism go by without comment. For openers, we need to look beyond the most immediate
    and visible problems with Mark. We need to look at what is behind these problems and
    understand that "Mark" has now become part of my vocabulary. Whenever I see someone
    make conditions far worse than could ever have been the case without Mark's unimaginative
    efforts, I tell him or her to stop "Mark-ing". Why does he want to confuse, disorient, and
    disunify? Because this is a truth that Mark's cronies are told by Mark that they cannot
    acknowledge, lest they give aid and comfort to the rest of us. That's not the only reason, of
    course, but I'll get to the other reasons later. The term "whiney xenophobic adulterers" is
    not merely an epithet for him and his lackeys. It is a name, ancient and descriptive, with a
    significance for every period of human history, past, present and to come. Actually, his idea
    of shameless clericalism is no political belief. It is a fierce and burning gospel of hatred and
    intolerance, of murder and destruction, and the unloosing of a macabre blood lust. It is, in
    every sense, a flighty and pagan religion that incites its worshippers to an incoherent frenzy
    and then prompts them to saddle the economy with crippling debt.

    I might be able to forgive Mark, but only if he promises never again to silence critical debate
    and squelch creative brainstorming. Perhaps he received his information (or rather,
    misinformation) from late-night television programs and "B" movies. In asserting that the
    worst kinds of piteous nepotism-oriented Philistines there are have dramatically lower
    incidences of cancer, heart attacks, heart disease, and many other illnesses than the rest of
    us, he demonstrates an astounding narrowness of vision.

    Let me back up a little: It's our responsibility to invite all people who have been harmed by
    Mark to continue to express and assert their concerns in a constructive and productive
    fashion. That's the first step in trying to chastise him for not doing any research before
    spouting off, and it's the only way to keep our courage up. What he insists are original press
    releases are nothing more than warmed-over versions of barbarism, and that's one reason
    why I'm writing this letter. By the way, there is no such thing as evil in the abstract. It exists
    only in the evil deeds of evil persons such as Mark. Similarly, we were put on this planet to be
    active, to struggle, and to reinvigorate our collective commitment to building and maintaining
    a sensitive, tolerant, and humane community. We were not put here to publish blatantly
    boisterous rhetoric as "education" for children to learn in school, as Mark might insist. I'm
    merely suggesting that I wonder what would happen if he really did get on my nerves.
    There's a spooky thought. So you see, I become impatient with people who refuse to
    recognize the key role that Mr. Mark A. Thomas is playing in the destruction of our
    civilization.







    By now, you must have suspected that I have stumbled upon a great web toy, the complaint generator.

    Please use with abandon.


By R.C. on Monday, June 12, 2000 - 02:11 am:

    DAMN, SEM!

    Whatdafuck bought THAT on?

    Post a link for those of us who've been AWOL/will ya?


By semillama on Monday, June 12, 2000 - 12:39 pm:

    No, you gotta check out the link. It's a complaint generator. You just put in a name and it spits out something like the above.

    I mean, look at it again and you'll see it's a complete farce.

    For example:


    It seems that before I launch into this letter, I should tell you that Blindswine's methods of interpretation are a cancer that gnaws away at the national psyche. To get right down to it, only the impartial and unimpassioned mind will even consider that Blindswine is not as myopic or mephitic as you might think. He's more so. His argument that the Queen of England heads up the international drug cartel is hopelessly flawed and entirely circuitous. Most people are loath to admit that "lithochromatographic" is sometimes narrowly defined by jejune enemies of the people, and besides, I cannot promise not to be angry at Blindswine. I do promise, however, to try to keep my anger under control, to keep it from leading me -- as it leads Blindswine -- to twist the truth. He is hooked on designer victimology but fails to notice the real victims: the entire next generation. It would be a semantic quibble to deny that he is the picture of the insane person on the street, babbling to a tree, a wall, or a cloud, which cannot and does not respond to his convictions. I truly contend that Blindswine goes ballistic every time I so much as hint that he really needs to lighten up. Deal with it. All of this once again proves the old saying that I hope that Blindswine regrets what he has done.


By Rhiannon on Monday, June 12, 2000 - 01:46 pm:

    My complaint about Coach Rhiannon E. D----, Ph.D.

    Most people probably think they already know all they need to know about Coach Rhiannon E. D----, Ph.D., but I have some new information to bring to light. Let's review the errors in Rhiannon's statements in order. First, Rhiannon doesn't want equality, but revenge. Her true colors have finally come out. I mean, think about it.

    If I am doomed to lie awake at night wondering who her next victim will be, then she will obviously produce nothing but filth sooner than you think. Rhiannon's expositions have caused widespread social alienation, and from this alienation a thousand social pathologies have sprung. If we let Rhiannon eroticize relations of dominance and subordination, then greed, corruption, and commercialism will characterize the government. Oppressive measures will be directed against citizens. And lies and deceit will be the stock and trade of the media and educational institutions. There are lawsuits in her future. Now take that to the next level: If there's an untold story here, it's that I don't need to tell you that I have nothing more to say on that issue. That should be self-evident. What is less evident is that we must acknowledge as a people that her deeds are as troubling as her insistence that everything is happy and fine and good. That's the sort of statement that some people maintain is sex-crazed, but which I believe is merely a statement of fact. And it's a statement that needs to be made, because if I didn't think she would herald the death of intelligent discourse on college campuses, I wouldn't say that I can really suggest how she ought to behave. Ultimately, however, the burden of acting with moral rectitude lies with Rhiannon herself.

    Has Rhiannon ever considered what would happen if a small fraction of her time spent trying to prevent me from getting my work done was instead spent on something productive? If some people are offended by my mentioning that her viewpoints are based on prejudices and preconceived notions, then so be it. I repeat: After hearing about her neurotic-to-the-core attempts to limit the terms of debate by declaring certain subjects beyond discussion, I was saddened. I was saddened that she has lowered herself to this level. One final point: Coach Rhiannon E. D----, Ph.D. faces moral disaster in her neighborhood, political disaster in her country, and an impending world catastrophe with a blank and smiling countenance.








    Amen!


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