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 As I recall, supports were withdrawn from town watch because high income 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>. >> > b�����q诊x-�+yƮ�쨹���r��y�h����gjg�Rx� +rN�����r��z�ߢ��r�z)ߢ���*'�硶�� 0�����(��b��m�
