BS: The American Book in progress

Subject: BS: The American Book in progress
From: Ebbie
Date: 09 Sep 16 - 05:39 PM

This morning I suddenly realized an important fact: We are living in a book of fiction that a sadist wrote. Think about it: We have the bewildered and bedeviled populace, the flawed heroine, the ignorant but bombastic (and charismatic?) bully arriving on the scene who threatens to take over and pare and punch the situation to his own liking with the assistance of the fans he has collected along the way.

There is much more to be said, but that is an alarming start.

So. How do we finish the book? Can we save the people?

Subject: RE: BS: The American Book in progress
From: Greg F.
Date: 09 Sep 16 - 07:08 PM

Can we save the people?

No. The Trumpists are by definition not susceptible of salvation, being brain dead by definition.

Subject: RE: BS: The American Book in progress
From: Ebbie
Date: 09 Sep 16 - 10:40 PM

Ah, but we must live together.

Subject: RE: BS: The American Book in progress
From: EBarnacle
Date: 09 Sep 16 - 10:48 PM

Like lemmings, perhaps they can be induced to follow their orange leader into the sea.

Subject: RE: BS: The American Book in progress
From: Ebbie
Date: 10 Sep 16 - 03:56 AM

Here is a hopeful thought: We need only to induce Trump to leap into the sea. The Trumpists will follow.

Subject: RE: BS: The American Book in progress
From: maeve
Date: 10 Sep 16 - 05:22 AM

Lemmings

Subject: RE: BS: The American Book in progress
From: Andrez
Date: 10 Sep 16 - 08:24 AM

Couldn't we just quietly 'help' a few Trumpists to follow the leader over the cliffs? I wont tell if you don't :-)

Cheers,

Andrez

Subject: RE: BS: The American Book in progress
From: mkebenn
Date: 10 Sep 16 - 08:41 AM

Ebbie, I think we need Frodo or Daenaryes, but maybe I should go back to sleep. Mike

Subject: RE: BS: The American Book in progress
From: keberoxu
Date: 10 Sep 16 - 01:53 PM

The late Hugh Prather used to talk about this. This was late in Prather's life; at this point he was not only writing and publishing books but also raising a family, leading small study groups, and for a while leading church services as an ordained minister.

I well remember Prather -- this was in New Mexico -- using a metaphor similar to the opening post on this thread. That we are all sitting in the cinema, in a movie theater, watching a disgusting movie. And at some point, one may choose, mindfully and with charity toward one's neighbor, to get up from one's seat and walk away from the movie and out of the theater.