Originally Posted by Pawnmower
Pankin style:
Why does Kansas City discredit legitimate voices in the unilateralism debate? Anger? Fear? Stupidity? Some deep shameless urging of its soul? The answer cannot easily be found, but we have to consider all of our options. Rather than attempting a representative sampling or making any pretense to comprehensiveness, this letter will focus primarily on the subset of its antics that champion censorship in the name of free speech, intolerance in the name of tolerance, and oppression in the name of freedom.
As I noted at the beginning of this letter, some day, Kansas City's niddering, meretricious torchbearers may ask you why you think it's a good idea to deal with Kansas City's vile campaigns on a case-by-case basis. If you're too stunned to answer immediately they'll answer for you, probably stating that it's okay for Kansas City to indulge its every whim and lust without regard for anyone else or for society as a whole. You should therefore be prepared to tell these misguided hippies that Kansas City's obiter dicta are destructive. They're morally destructive, socially destructive—even intellectually destructive. And, as if that weren't enough, the problem with Kansas City is not that it's crotchety. It's that it wants to engender ill will. The purpose of this letter is far greater than to prove to you how rambunctious and craven Kansas City has become. The purpose of this letter is to get you to start thinking for yourself, to start thinking about how its anecdotes are an icon for the deterioration of the city, for its slow slide into crime, malaise, and filth.
What I want to know is how many people have had their lives ruined by Kansas City. Dozens, unquestionably. Hundreds, very possibly. Thousands is not out of the realm of possibility. Regardless of the exact number, Kansas City's allegations are becoming increasingly power-drunk. They have already begun to subordinate all spheres of society to an ideological vision of organic community. Now fast-forward a few years to a time in which they have enabled Kansas City to teach the next generation how to hate—and whom to hate. If you don't want such a time to come then help me give direction to a universal human development of culture, ethics, and morality. Help me keep the faith. Finally, if you read through this letter and understood everything that I said, I would be proud to shake your hand. Even if you followed only a few points, I warrant that you are now a step closer to realizing that we must take a no-nonsense approach to dealing with postmodernist wantwits without the slightest consideration for any screams and complaints that might arise.
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