RE: Baba's Hidden

["Amira Boctor" <MaryAnneShakyHand@msn.com>]

Gary, re:

>     People have got to FUCKIN' GROW UP!  And, STOP ASKING THE GOD DAMN 
>GOVERNMENT TO TAKE CARE OF THEM!  They are just people, too.  And, let's 
>face 
>it:  Who do you take care of?  Your family, and generally no one else.  AND 
>THEY DO THE SAME THING!  The only difference is that THEY are The Sons Of 
>Bitches Who Make The Laws!

That's funny---reminds me of "The Catcher in the Rye."  What you just said was 
in fact the theme of the book---Holden Caulfield had to grow up, and instead 
of rubbing out all the "Fuck you's" in the world to accept them, and let it 
go.  Funny that it's banned for having the Eff-Word in it.  J.D. Salinger is 
not amused though.  Perhaps he should have written "<Riker> you" instead?
And along those lines . . . have you ever read "1984" by George Orwell?  In 
fact by limiting language (the purpose of Newspeak) Big Brother was trying to 
limit the Party's attitudes as well, eliminating "thoughtcrime."  How can you 
*think* about something if there are no words to express that thought?  Can 
you think of rebellion if you don't know what a rebellion is?  That is the 
reasoning behind censorship, I believe.  For example, if a young woman is 
assaulted and then blamed for it because she is wearing skimpy clothes, does 
that not indicate that the mere sight of her put nasty thoughts into the 
assaulter's head?  And then what about people who trash nice mailboxes?  That 
happens a lot on our block.  Does the sight of an attractive and expensive 
mailbox trigger thoughts of destruction in some people?  Are human beings 
really so thoughtless and stupid??  Censorship would only work on morons who 
must blame everyone and everything else for their own thoughtless actions.  
I'm sorry this has nothing to do with the Who, and I've been rambling on now, 
but I feel strongly about the topic and had to get my -2 cents in.

Amira