If you did not do the thing I think you accuse, if you tried to understand Glenn and the issues, with your whole hearted spiritual self toe to head... not just your persona... Does this make sense: we all need to find solutions and make the world a better place. Less of their collective chess maybe... and perhaps more cleaning up our mess. On Sep 14, 2011, at 6:31 PM, Mike V. wrote:
> If you think that Glenn is trying to open a dialogue and not just indulging > in his typical mean-spirited ego-masturbation, you must have been on a > different UC listserv for the last eight years. > > I used to think that his mad rants were a result of crass economic interests > intersecting with a dirty mouth and a general lack of ethics and civility, > but over the years I've actually come to think that he's got real personal > problems, and he tries to exorcise his demons with the email equivalent of a > man on SEPTA exposing himself to little girls. By casting himself as the > David to the Goliath of some shadow conspiracy that seeks to ruin the lives > of west philly residents by cleaning up fallen trees and discarded mattresses > and providing free safety escorts to local residents, Glenn gets to feel like > a big shot crusader instead of some impotent gasbag in a sweat-stained > undershirt and mismatched house slippers. > > But that's just me. > > - Mike . > > Richard Conrad <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The opposite of a screed is what, a bombast?? Glenn did not talk about >> robbery and sexual assault as not very concerning but rather as being >> related to racism, disrespect and poverty and the economic situation now >> being economic madness and that we must see oppression as being a crime that >> contributed to conditions which probably effected a lot of whatever crime >> takes place or just took place.. >> >> On Sep 14, 2011, at 5:26 PM, Mike VanHelder wrote: >> >>> It's amazing how Glenn manages to turn a thread about a robbery and sexual >>> assault into another paranoid and vitriolic >>> anti-UCD/Penn/government/Martian screed. Well, I guess "amazing" is the >>> wrong word, since I'm not surprised so much as disgusted again and again >>> and again. >>> >>> WATCH THE SKIES, CITIZENS! THE MARTIANS ARE COMING! >>> >>> - Mike V. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Glenn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 9/14/2011 11:24 AM, Joe Clarke wrote: >>> It may be time again to organize a town watch for the neighborhood(s), >>> since town watch works the best when it is localized in specific areas. >>> >>> Joe Clarke >>> >>> Joe, >>> >>> I recall conversations with former town watch participants, when I was >>> first blowing the whistle about the real purposes of UCD and the >>> gentrification. As I recall, supports were withdrawn from town watch >>> because high income consumers would be made cleaner and safer through the >>> gentrification. If residents became dependent on and obedient to the new >>> saviors, there was supposedly no reason for town watch anymore than the >>> great culture that we created ourselves. >>> >>> Crime is correlated to income inequality and not a simple lack of material >>> possessions. I'm sure that increases in chronic stress, desperation, and >>> powerlessness would also predict increased crime. The gentrification >>> solutions that have been shoved down our throats are not only fake, but >>> actually increase the likelihood of violent senseless crime. Frankly, I'm >>> surprised that there is not more crime, but we've known for a long time >>> that learned helplessness defines the lives of most people in third world >>> America. But violent crime shouldn't be surprising anyone in our violent >>> immoral society. >>> >>> >>> Joe, the work you are doing with a youth chess club is wonderful, and is >>> one small example of projects that make society a safer place. (I've >>> taught chess before to gifted kids and I would love to help you if I were >>> in Philadelphia consistently). I would make chess part of the junior high >>> curriculum for all kids. >>> >>> When we had a strong UNDIVIDED community, we had a great culture and were >>> much safer. The police state does not make any of us safer, while we lose >>> our souls and freedom. The University of Plutocracy and their corporate >>> cronies should be forced to pay their fare share of taxes or payments for >>> services in lieu of taxes. Then, we could support town watch, community >>> driven culture, and the compassionate/empowering interventions that will >>> help crime be reduced to a minimum. (Boston University pays five million a >>> year to the city of Boston) >>> >>> Glenn >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ---- >>> You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the >>> list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see >>> <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. >>> >> ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
