Aquarian Weekly 5/7/08
REALITY CHECK

READERS RESPONSES

"It was clear-headed long-term thinking, well reasoned and stated without trepidation... I have to admit; I don't recall writing any of it." (IRAQ - THE NEW IRAN - Issue: 4/16/08)

I get that all the time. Makes me wonder who's talking when I'm on a roll, writing, typing, spitballing... Regarding your argument about Iraq, Iran, and the Middle East in general, they're going to fuck it up, and they don't know what the fuck they're doing, anyway. We're just self-aware monkeys on a rock orbiting a star, anyway. I've taken up golf seriously over the past six months, and when my mind starts to get in the way of my game, I just remind myself that I'm just a monkey on a rock hitting a ball with a stick. Seems to help. OTOH, I'm just getting some recreation. Those fuckers you describe are deciding the futures of millions of individual soldiers and billions of individual human beings. I'd really like to know: Who do they think they are?

Or as I ask my children: What do you think you're doing? I can see what you're doing. What I want to know is what it is that you think you're doing?

The one thing I like about this war--okay, two things:

1. It's not a war. No declaration, no other government(s) with which to negotiate, etc.

2. It's so absurd that it exposes the futility and stupidity of war, of aggression's general failure to solve problems and its proclivity to create more problems.

That is all. Standing by the frequency, I remain,

Brad Morrison
Richmond, Texas

The question remains: Do the Democrats have the balls to stop this thing? My guess, if the 2006 mid-term election Big Lie is any indication, NO!

So now that the Dems have lied about the war and the Reps have gotten us into this shit-storm, where do we go? Back to your boy, Nader? I would rather shoot myself in the fucking head.

What in the name of the almighty is going on in this country? Do we not see we are on a road to ruin financially and morally and philosophically? Are we so numbed by American Idol and Britney Spears we cannot see it? Are we already doomed?

Is this the only place I can freely let those sickening thoughts exit my head and then sign an alias below them to protect me from my pie-in-the-sky liberal friends and finger-in-the-ass conservative pals?

Oh, sage of The Desk…speak to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Bowser

JC, Can we get the Shah back in there at some time?

Oh, and how can we try and hang Donald Rumsfeld for treason? His is an open and shut case. And war crimes too. Much war crimes.

M. Addas

Mr. Campion,

Your piece on elitism was the most un-elitist thing possible. (CONFESSION OF AN ELITIST - Issue: 4/23/08) It is as if to point out the absurdity in calling someone elitist is in itself an elitist practice. You, on the other hand, seem to just hate and hate and hate and hate, even yourself. It is horrible, painful, and friggin' hilarious!

I enjoy a Campion read over just about anyone. Honestly, that was one of the funniest pieces on the balance of intellectualism I have ever seen. Bar none. Amazing in its fierce brilliance.

The only thing is…I fear you meant it.

Zampco D. Zampco

Good God man, there are too many funny lines in here to count! Bravo Sir James!

Ken Eustace

This past Saturday, my cat Harry bit me due to the fact that I had the utter audacity and unmitigated gall of picking him up and carrying him into the house. My reflex reaction to the attack was "Holy Shit Harry you just bit the hell out of me!! What the Fuck?!!!" Well, after once again showing audacity and gall by opening up my e-mail and reading your column, I suppose I could use that same reflex reaction and just replace Harry's name with yours. You surely pack a wallop, Mr. Campion!

L. Geller

Excellent! I enjoy any missive that throws Guitar Center under the bus. Those guys suck!

Doc

How dare you lump the CEO of Guitar Center in with Hitler, Pat Robertson and Bud Selig! If it wasn't for G.C's miraculous way of separating myself from my money I would not believe in magic!!!!

Chris Barrera

You're still mad at Guitar Center?????

Still, I don't like Barack Obama.

Yesterday my kids and I went to the Liberty Science Center, a vastly cool place. We saw a 3D movie about the sun, which was extremely humbling on every level. Humans should be required to enter space (other than via, or in addition to, hallucinogenics) for a moment to be reminded that there is a bigger picture, that we would fare better just appreciating that we are even alive, that we can witness such things, and that it doesn't often pay to get caught up in the silly details of daily life that tend to piss us off. It's just not worth it; b/c at some point - as you point out - we will be gone and then what?

Then we saw a movie about The Mummies of Ancient Egypt in the huge Imax dome theater, which makes you feel like you are actually there, traipsing through the desert or through the ancient halls and mind boggling statues of ancient Egypt. Another humbling moment.

Bldg #2

JC - I have never been so insulted and laughed so hard at the same time. Strangely, I realized as I was combing through this most bludgeoning of diatribes that I too am an elitist, or in some kind of way everyone is, or becomes one eventually. It basically comes from just living. Yes, I think living and keeping ones eyes open leads to the utter disdain for all things stupid. But if not, where would we be, still crawling around on all fours in the muck trying to keep fire alive and picking bugs off our mates?

Actually, after reading your rant, I think that is a pleasant alternative.

Brenda Gerdy
Sudden Elitist

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