VLVL(4)(ff) Pothead Paranoia

[Terrance]

I wouldn't say that's ridiculous. Hell, I read recently  about a Born
Again
teetotaling paranoid pothead who has a habit of smoking pot and  purging
himself of guilt  by accusing people who dare to read books other than
the bible of betraying him and their savior, Jesus Christ. 

 Readers of books,  like Pale Fire for example, are accused of being
devil
supporters and evil doing fascists. 

The Born Again teetotlaing Pothead accuses these
learned "infidels" of  preaching blasphemous concepts, distorted,
debased, fragmented... reading and interpretations. 

These  charges are particularly ironic, given the fact that no Born
Again has distorted the Bible more thoroughly and incoherently than the
teetotlaing Pothead himself. 


While some have given him the benefit of the doubt, suggesting that he
is  engaging in a consciously calculated strategy, others assert that
his remarks are
characteristic of the classic Born Again teetotlaing pothead messianic
prophet; the faithful are rebuked for deserting the ways of God and
falling into the ways of men. 

"Vincent A. Maeder" wrote:
> 
> > From: Tim Strzechowski [mailto:dedalus204 at comcast.net]
> >
> > Call me ridiculous, but I've always felt that the level of pot-induced
> > paranoia is proportional to the amount of guilt one feels (guilt over
> > smoking dope, guilt over smoking dope at that particular moment, guilt
> > over
> > other issues, even guilt stemming from religious convictions about drug
> > use).  This is derived from a high school buddy who came from a devout
> > Roman
> > Catholic background and, whenever he smoked up in our garage, became
> > riddled
> > with paranoia that he was "sinning."  The paranoia/guilt has apparently
> > continued into adulthood, too.
> 
> Tim, can I visit your garage, too?   V.