Comments on: What’s in a War? http://theparkinglotfields.com/2010/01/20/whats-in-war/ a poltical pop culture wake-up call Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:38:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Stacy Fontana http://theparkinglotfields.com/2010/01/20/whats-in-war/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Stacy Fontana Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:32:42 +0000 http://theparkinglotfields.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-14 Grace Denny — I think you made a good Critical Theory comment, but IDK if theparkinglotfields POINT requires being nit picky about the multi-faceted meaning of every word (in this case "emotion"). Let's take "rouse up emotions" in regards to the War on Terror as "propaganda." The parkinglotfields blog is anti-propaganda. Also, IDK where in there it says anything about not going to work, or not liking work! He did “accuse” the government of wanting us to work but … ?! That part of the sentence wasn't sarcastic. I understand the confusion though because, for me anyway, it was a little hard to differentiate the sarcasm from the message, but then again I grew up in upstate, NY. I have no sense of sarcasm. Plz I hope I didn't make you feel bad. Keep posting comments Grace :) “We are the foot soldiers in [the war on] the War on Drugs” – Kris Krane, former executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Andrew – brilliant as always. Way to respond to OneTimeReader with same writing style as theparkinglotfields! Only problem is, OneTimeReader clearly doesn't get sarcasm in the first place. Regardless, I can't beat you for the mostly-used holiday cards ;) OR your stellar filmmaking capabilities, but I want to share my videos anyway. Anyone reading this blog would be interested in the footage I took and edited at the Boston University-hosted SSDP Northeast Regional Conference 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgXImM2moDI You're all smart, so I don't have to tell you, but that's day 1 part 1 of 3, and if you click my username 0exstacy0, you can see day 2 up to part 17 so far. There will be 23 parts total when I am finished with day 2, and day 3 will have at least 10 parts. Older youtube posts of mine include 7 parts of a panel following a screening of The War on Kids, about how the drug war affects children. And 4 parts of a Q&A with Regina Kelly, real-life star of the film American Violet, the best non-documentary, personal account of the travesty of the drug war that I have ever seen. Oh well Blow is really good too... Both make me cry. Stacy Fontana BUSSDP, former President Grace Denny — I think you made a good Critical Theory comment, but IDK if theparkinglotfields POINT requires being nit picky about the multi-faceted meaning of every word (in this case “emotion”). Let’s take “rouse up emotions” in regards to the War on Terror as “propaganda.” The parkinglotfields blog is anti-propaganda. Also, IDK where in there it says anything about not going to work, or not liking work! He did “accuse” the government of wanting us to work but … ?! That part of the sentence wasn’t sarcastic. I understand the confusion though because, for me anyway, it was a little hard to differentiate the sarcasm from the message, but then again I grew up in upstate, NY. I have no sense of sarcasm. Plz I hope I didn’t make you feel bad. Keep posting comments Grace :) “We are the foot soldiers in [the war on] the War on Drugs” – Kris Krane, former executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

Andrew – brilliant as always. Way to respond to OneTimeReader with same writing style as theparkinglotfields! Only problem is, OneTimeReader clearly doesn’t get sarcasm in the first place. Regardless, I can’t beat you for the mostly-used holiday cards ;) OR your stellar filmmaking capabilities, but I want to share my videos anyway.

Anyone reading this blog would be interested in the footage I took and edited at the Boston University-hosted SSDP Northeast Regional Conference 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgXImM2moDI

You’re all smart, so I don’t have to tell you, but that’s day 1 part 1 of 3, and if you click my username 0exstacy0, you can see day 2 up to part 17 so far. There will be 23 parts total when I am finished with day 2, and day 3 will have at least 10 parts. Older youtube posts of mine include 7 parts of a panel following a screening of The War on Kids, about how the drug war affects children. And 4 parts of a Q&A with Regina Kelly, real-life star of the film American Violet, the best non-documentary, personal account of the travesty of the drug war that I have ever seen. Oh well Blow is really good too… Both make me cry.

Stacy Fontana
BUSSDP, former President

]]> By: graciemi http://theparkinglotfields.com/2010/01/20/whats-in-war/comment-page-1/#comment-13 graciemi Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:16:58 +0000 http://theparkinglotfields.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-13 I love your ideas, love that you are trying to think for yourself instead of allowing other people to think for you. However, you criticize the use of the metaphor "War on Terror" as trying to rouse up emotions, when it seems like the tactics of your article also are emotion-grabbing. You have some great arguments in there too, but, what's wrong with going to work on Monday if it gives you a sense of pride and a feeling of contribution to society? I dunno, I just read it, and wanted to make a comment. Grace Denny ;) I love your ideas, love that you are trying to think for yourself instead of allowing other people to think for you. However, you criticize the use of the metaphor “War on Terror” as trying to rouse up emotions, when it seems like the tactics of your article also are emotion-grabbing. You have some great arguments in there too, but, what’s wrong with going to work on Monday if it gives you a sense of pride and a feeling of contribution to society? I dunno, I just read it, and wanted to make a comment.
Grace Denny ;)

]]> By: Andrew Hutcheson http://theparkinglotfields.com/2010/01/20/whats-in-war/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Andrew Hutcheson Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:11:09 +0000 http://theparkinglotfields.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-12 Quite right, OneTimeReader! Criticism of the established government by the people that elected it is completely outlandish! I'll bet those goddamn liberal commies wrote it into the Constitution as part of their big conspiracy plan to take over America! Gosh, I can't think of anything that irritates me more than people telling someone to stifle their frustration and feelings. Do you have to be leading a Civil Rights march in order to speak about how you as a concerned citizen feel? This is a blog. The point of blogs, in my experience, is to talk about things. If you're reading a blog, you're reading someone's opinion. Attacking a blogger for expressing their opinion is like yelling at a book because it has words in it. Anyway, with that out of the way, I can't say I agree more about the war machine mentality of America. Although, to be fair, this war mongering is inherent in all of Western Civilization. Some will argue it comes from our ideological sense of superiority grounded in materialistic and monetary accomplishments, others will say we're burdened with an over-bearing urge to demonstrate and prove our power in a backwards machismo-praising pissing contest. They would both be right, to an extent. However it was George Orwell who said it best: "The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance. This new version is the past and no different past can ever have existed. In principle the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects and its object is not the victory over either Eurasia or East Asia, but to keep the very structure of society intact." The only hope is to keep on fighting. Because if war is going to be continuous, then the resistance must be too. Keep on keeping on, Andrew Hutcheson Emerson SSDP, President Quite right, OneTimeReader! Criticism of the established government by the people that elected it is completely outlandish! I’ll bet those goddamn liberal commies wrote it into the Constitution as part of their big conspiracy plan to take over America!

Gosh, I can’t think of anything that irritates me more than people telling someone to stifle their frustration and feelings. Do you have to be leading a Civil Rights march in order to speak about how you as a concerned citizen feel? This is a blog. The point of blogs, in my experience, is to talk about things. If you’re reading a blog, you’re reading someone’s opinion. Attacking a blogger for expressing their opinion is like yelling at a book because it has words in it.

Anyway, with that out of the way, I can’t say I agree more about the war machine mentality of America. Although, to be fair, this war mongering is inherent in all of Western Civilization. Some will argue it comes from our ideological sense of superiority grounded in materialistic and monetary accomplishments, others will say we’re burdened with an over-bearing urge to demonstrate and prove our power in a backwards machismo-praising pissing contest.

They would both be right, to an extent. However it was George Orwell who said it best: “The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance. This new version is the past and no different past can ever have existed. In principle the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects and its object is not the victory over either Eurasia or East Asia, but to keep the very structure of society intact.”

The only hope is to keep on fighting. Because if war is going to be continuous, then the resistance must be too.

Keep on keeping on,
Andrew Hutcheson
Emerson SSDP, President

]]> By: theparkinglotfields http://theparkinglotfields.com/2010/01/20/whats-in-war/comment-page-1/#comment-11 theparkinglotfields Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:58:49 +0000 http://theparkinglotfields.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-11 I had hoped I was wining like a modernday Voltaire. I did provide suggestions/solutions and explanations as why they are unnacceptable to our current governement. Define Americanism. I thought it invovled speaking out against the government when it did something you didn't like. Do you really think billions of dollars a year in taxes to lock up drug users, billions of dollars to fight foriegn wars, and thousands and thousands of dead are "nothing"? I don't think I know <em>that </em> much. I just spend some of my time reading books that weren't assigned in class, maybe you should quit letting the mainstream media think for you and give it a try. I had hoped I was wining like a modernday Voltaire. I did provide suggestions/solutions and explanations as why they are unnacceptable to our current governement. Define Americanism. I thought it invovled speaking out against the government when it did something you didn’t like. Do you really think billions of dollars a year in taxes to lock up drug users, billions of dollars to fight foriegn wars, and thousands and thousands of dead are “nothing”? I don’t think I know that much. I just spend some of my time reading books that weren’t assigned in class, maybe you should quit letting the mainstream media think for you and give it a try.

]]> By: OneTimeReader http://theparkinglotfields.com/2010/01/20/whats-in-war/comment-page-1/#comment-10 OneTimeReader Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:06:18 +0000 http://theparkinglotfields.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-10 Your anti-Americanism angers me. You think the government wants us to die young and enjoys starting phony wars? That's fine, move to Afghanastan and blog about their government. Since you think you know so much, why not provide suggestions/solutions instead of whining like a teenage girl? Your arguments are boring. Quit trying to create animosity over nothing and do something productive with your life. Your anti-Americanism angers me. You think the government wants us to die young and enjoys starting phony wars? That’s fine, move to Afghanastan and blog about their government. Since you think you know so much, why not provide suggestions/solutions instead of whining like a teenage girl? Your arguments are boring. Quit trying to create animosity over nothing and do something productive with your life.

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