The Sadness of America

[Joel Katz]

well, after the slaughter and the razing of the subdivisions, only the 
nonviolent will remain.

in this vein, one must surely think it good that new orleans is gone.  talk 
about a violent city. and it smelled like piss.  though the shittiest city 
in america, with the highest degree of ambient menace, is undoubtedly d.c.

this is a nation of gangs and warlords, folks.  don't let the prevalence of 
cinnabuns and fashion bug franchises fool you.  it's still all about land, 
title, and brute force.


>From: John Doe <tristero69 at yahoo.com>
>To: sims <sims at ezpzapps.com>, Bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>,        
>pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: The Sadness of America
>Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 20:57:13 -0700 (PDT)
>
>yup...good reply...I share that ambivalence, just like
>I had the Love/Hate relationship with Manhattan when I
>lived there years ago...I'm glad I'm in this
>country...I love it....but...if I were independently
>wealthy...I would probably be living in Florence or
>Iceland or the Seychelles...lol!..as for violent,
>perhaps we are...hard for me to argue that one....can
>anyone say 'Bowling for Columbine'?...I don't
>know..lol..the film amused me... and raised a few
>interesting questions...but the part I found most
>appealing was the Canadians who didn't lock their
>doors! Because I usually don't either, on the
>assumption that I just can't imagine the odds running
>such that the would-be burglar would happen to pick my
>place when he can target the guy with the really huge
>entertainment system down the steet...I'm sure I will
>learn a hard lesson someday about that!...
>
>--- sims <sims at ezpzapps.com> wrote:
>
> > At 5:52 PM -0700 10/10/05, Bekah wrote:
> > >And this is a part of the sadness of America.
> >
> > Here in Valletta, the Times of Malta recently held a
> > poll for its readers.
> > It *is* sad that 83% said they would not want to
> > have an American move
> > next to them. When talking to some locals about this
> > the reply was always
> > that 'Americans are way too violent and dangerous'.
> >
> > Not everyone wishes they could move to America.
> >
> > ciao,
> > sims
> >
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