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I got this note off of Haloscan a few days ago:
I trudged through your rant on Alex Jones while also following at least most of the suggested links.
I am undecided with respect to the veracity of Alex Jones. Your article didn't help one bit. Your article
seems to be pure ad hominem, innuendo and guilt-by-association. Do you have anything concrete against Alex?
It just sounds like you have something personal against him and tried hard to come up with something substantial
to smear him but settled for volumes of fluff. Big long-winded articles don't equal fact or truth.
To which i replied:
I recently received your comments at Haloscan regarding Alex Jones.
The last time i thought about Jones, let alone wrote about him was 7 years ago. The ironic thing is that it's still one
of the most visited part of my site. Unlike so many others, i have long since grown and moved on from Jones and the sad
little culture he has surrounded himself with. Add to that that i left Texas many years ago so you'll hopefully understand
that when i say i simply do not care, it is as sincere as the sky is wide.
Think about where you were 7 years ago- it's been a long time, hasn't it?
Jones is a strong personality, i'll grant him that. His ability to have easily persuaded people gravitate towards him is
simply amazing. The power he brings to anti intellectualism by starting with a conclusion and using any and all facts,
regardless of their relativism, or validity is some of the most powerful and seductive misinformation around. The power
he has to attract people of low intelligence and validate their hate, anger and ignorance is so strong that he has
managed to make a living off of the backs of these people. And why? Well, these people need a strong father figure
in their life to validate their hate, their racism, their xenophobia and help them understand that like him, they're
just victims in this oppressive world.
And here's the part i think you'll understand the most- to them, the things in the world that the rest of us call "facts"
are dismissed as unsubstantiated, unfounded, heresy and/ or are simply dismissed with a flippant supremacist attitude.
I am tired of this troglodyte. Hell, i didn't even know Jones was still around but hell, it's pretty clear the bar in this country has been lowered so far, he might even be able to pass himself off as a journalist at a Fox News convention.
This guy wrote me back and said my comments were pure "ad hominem", which might be right, but here's the caveat: Jones in this context is in extractable from his propaganda. Hell, for all i know he could be a pleasant person in a one-on-one situation but given the embarrassing way he's acted in front of me (okay, so it's not an act), i'd side with caution and say he's not. So i give example after example of the things he's done such as proclaiming the National Guard (or was it the Marines) have sequestered some town in North Carolina or his inability to recall how and why he had his wholesome Jarheady Head busted in a fight. And then there's the entire philosophy and mindset behind what he spews. Fear the immigrant, wrap yourself in a flag, carry a cross and question the patriotism of anyone who dares question you or fails to fall into lockstep with your ideology.
So yes, i have my personal observations and comments about the Booger Elf Brigade and given their (apparently) ongoing war against facts, they need to be brought to question every time they open their mouths. If that sounds personal, if the examples of their hypocrisy and witness' to their cowarice are put forth for all to see, then it's not just a good thing but it is what is demanded from those with a conscious who value facts and know the damage that anti intellectuals can do (such as the war against science in Kansas).
But seriously, who cares about this guy? He lives off of the backs of weak minded people and as long as you don't take him seriously, you're going to be fine. Of course his followers might kill you and your children with a pipe bomb or if you cross him badly enough, he might call his contacts at the FBI to tell them that you're a terrorist and/or pedophile.
Yaknow, until last week, i'd all but forgotten about Jarheady Jones and the Booger Elf Brigade (thanks Max!). There are issues in the world that we all need to seriously address and wasting time on tin foil hat wearing nutters really does nothing but give them credence and in their view, credibility. I do suggest reading The Economist, Harpers and listening to BBC, NPR and Deutsche Welle. You know- JOURNALISM (and not the self appointed kind).
Anyway, i've been sick for the last couple of weeks. There's a war being waged in the air between all the trees and flowers and i've been caught in the crossfire. Leaky eyes, runny nose, sinus' sealed tighter than my chastity belt and to add insult to injury, a nice lung infection which renders me winded just by flying up a flight of stairs.
I've been using a BiPAP machine for a few weeks now. There is no other way to describe it other than life changing. And i'm not being dramatic about that either. It's not perfect by any means- if there's an itch in my nose, it's hard to get to. If i'm suffering from swollen sinus', i'm pretty much screwed and yeah, it can be tough getting comfortable with this hose attached to my face along with my "bondage gear". But all in all it's been profoundly amazing. I'll write more about it soon.