Scheerly Depressing
Seriously, next week or sometime in the near future, please write something positive [re: “How Clinton Killed Welfare,†vol. 5 no. 40]. There must be some group of well-meaning citizens (of course they won’t be politicians) who are doing something effective for the community and the world that makes it better for us all. They need a spotlight as much, or more than, the crooks in Washington. Also people need to see that good can happen. Poverty will never be fixed by government. Ultimately, people need to see that they have power within themselves to reach whatever level in life they seek. I’m not a fan of handouts (because they weaken you), but I absolutely understand that whether it’s from the government or a friend or family (be it money or something else), “everybody needs somebody sometimes.â€
But the only real way to end poverty is to change the mindset of the impoverished. Yes, I’m a bit of a Bible banging Jesus freak and I dig Buhdda too, and I really do believe that there is an infinite supply out there (love, money, whatever you want) for each and everyone of us if we tap into it. No one needs to lack if we only wrap our minds around the idea that we really control our own destiny. What if we all focused on that instead of how the man is screwing us? Quite frankly, thinking that government can fix our troubles when they can’t and really don’t want to is depressing. Thank God I’m reading this on the web. I can click back to porn, crawl back under my Matrix blanky and be happy and stupid.
Later,
Brandon
What Stripes?
Actually, what I said [re: “Starbrite, See Tonight,†vol. 5 no. 40] was that no one in our band had ever heard of the White Stripes. It was not until we were on tour for our third release that we met Dave Buick, who put out the first White Stripes 7†and gave us a copy in exchange for our LP, Show You What a Baby Won’t. This was in 1998. The first White Stripes LP came out a year later. We appreciate the publicity from your article, but I feel that this should be clarified. Thank you.
Dante
The Starlite Desperation
Hail Coop
Congratulations my man! An L.A. Alternative cover? [re: “Skin Deep,†vol. 5 no. 40] We should start a club! Well, at least a secret handshake! Congrats buddy, you deserve it! Can Time’s Man of the Year be far behind?
HS!
Bryan moore
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