The Politics Of Gene Wolfe

Son of Witz · 18 Mar 2009, 21:07 · from 2009-March.txt.gz

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From: sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org (Son of Witz)
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:07:58 +0000
Subject: (urth) The Politics Of Gene Wolfe
Message-ID: <W103327912324161237410478@webmail12>


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tim Walters [mailto:walters at doubtfulpalace.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 01:54 PM
>To: 'The Urth Mailing List'
>Subject: Re: (urth) The Politics Of Gene Wolfe
>
>> Only later did I read about the plan - THAT
>> ACTUALLY MADE THE CITY BALLOT - to tear down the prison and replace it
>> with a peace center. Only 72% of people in the city voted against it.
>
>The text of the proposition was:
>
>"Shall it be City policy that the City should explore and facilitate the
>acquisition of Alcatraz Island from the United States Government to
>transform it into a Global Peace Center?"
>
>In other words, it wouldn't have done squat, even if by some miracle it
>had passed.
>
>I'm not sure if that makes it more or less ridiculous.
>
>-- 
>Tim Walters | http://doubtfulpalace.com


Yeah, I voted against it.  Alcatraz brings in lots of morbid curiosity tourist dollars.  Who the hell is gonna take a ferry out to a Global Peace Center. I mean, WTF is that anyway?

I think most people just thought it would accomplish absolutely nothing.

there was another one I voted against, naming our waste processing plant after GW Bush.  I wouldn't give him the honor.

~witz

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