From: grendel@camelot.bradley.edu (Alyosha Bourgea)
Subject: Re: Here Are The Undeniable Truths of Life
Organization: Bradley University
Distribution: usa
Date: 17 Nov 92 23:10:05 GMT

In <69483@cup.portal.com> sjthomas@cup.portal.com (Stephen J Thomas) writes:

I used to think Rush was pathetically laughable.

I no longer think so.

I think he is pathetic, and ugly, and not a laughing matter.

>Rush Limbaugh's 35 Truths                                          
> 
> 1. The greatest threat to humanity lies in the nuclear arsenal of
>    the Soviet Union.

Even when it was a political power, this was untrue.  The greatest threat
to humanity lies in those humans who are in power, wherever and whoever they
may be.

> 2. The single greatest threat to the free people of the world is  
>    posed by the Soviet Union.                                     

What does he mean by "free"?  Capitalist?  The people of the FSU were not
prisoners.  They did not consider themselves prisoners.

> 3. Peace does not mean the removal of nuclear weapons.            

Nope, but the presence of nuclear weapons is less peaceful than their absence.
Why?  Because they are tools of war, and war is by definition not peaceful.

> 4. Peace does not mean the absence of war.                        

Peace is greater than war.  The lack of war does not guarantee peace, but the
presence of war prohibits peace.

> 5. War is not obsolete.                                           

Unfortunately, no.  This is a testament to the slow pace of the evolution of
human consciousness.

> 6. Ours is a world governed by the agressive use of force.        

yes.

> 8. Peace cannot be achieved by developing an understanding of or  
>    with the Russian people.                                       

Bullshit.  By failing to understand them, we make them the faceless enemy,
who are much easier to destroy.  Their propaganda mills do/did the same to
us.

> 9. Americans opposing America is not always courageous. Sometimes 
>    it is dangerous.                                               

Yes, and sometimes Americans supporting America is dangerous.  Nothing is
absolute.  Protest is the active exercise of constitutional rights, but more,
it is the practice of democratic action.  It is _patriotic_ to disagree.
That's what America is all about.  If we go on and on about how we're the
only nation to allow its citizens complete freedom (unlike the FSU) and then
we censor or chide our citizens when they use their freedom to disagree
rather than accept authority's decisions, aren't we being just a bit
hypocritical???

>10. Communism kills.                                               

Life kills, Mr. Limbaugh.  So does capitalism, i.e., a drug dealer killing
a former customer who is about to inform on him, in order to protect his
financial security.  Control kills, whatever form it may manifest itself in--
authority, money, government, weaponry, et cetera.  Communism ain't unique.

>12. Freedom is God-given. It is the natural state to which humans  
>    yearn.                                                         

Fuck God, freedom is human-given.  We give ourselves individual freedom,
and if we have an intelligent government, they give us societal freedom.

>13. To the Soviet Union, peace means the absense of opposition.    

Believe it or not, the SU, Former or no, does/did not speak with one voice.

>14. To free people, peace means the absense of threat and the      
>    presence of justice.                                           

Again, I take issue with the "free people" euphemism, especially in light of
number 12.  If Limbaugh argues that freedom is God-given, then everyone's
a free person, right?  Unless God doesn't love the Soviets...

>15. The peace movement in the United States, whether by accident   
>    or by design, is pro-Communist.                                

No.  Limbaugh seems to have a tendency to use blanket terms and huge
generalities to classify what he does not understand.  The peace movement is
far too large and fragmented to ever be supposed to speak with one voice.
As a peace activist, I can attest from an insider's point of view that there
are Communists in the peace movement, as well as socialists, anarchists,
transcendentalists, Christians, capitalists, and lots of other folks.
The only time the peace movement ever comes together to produce a significant
activity, it is usually quite mainstream, as in a huge organized demonstration
in Washington to protest the proliferation of nuclear weapons.  Is legal
protest against nuclear weapons pro-Communist?  I think not.

>16. The collective knowledge and wisdom of senior citizens is the  
>    most valuable, yet untapped, resource our young people have.   

Untapped, yes.  Most valuable, no.

>20. There IS a god.                                                

This is an undeniable truth of life for Mr. Limbaugh.  It is not for me.
There is not, has never been, and never will be any proof for the existence
of a supreme being.  It's a matter of belief, not truth.

>21. Abortion is wrong.                                             

Single mothers living in poverty with six starving children is wrong.

>22. Morality is not defined by individual choice.                  

"To those who say I can't impose my morality on others, I say, just watch me."
Rush Limbaugh knows what's best for me?  I think not.

Morality is relative, as is everything else.

>23. Evolution cannot explain creation.                             

Creation cannot explain evolution.

>24. Feminism was established so that unattractive women could have 
>    access to the mainstream of society.                           

Absolute bullshit, possibly the most offensive of Limbaugh's bogus "truths".
Limbaugh insults and ignores what he does not understand or what makes him
uncomfortable.  He prefers to wallow in his own illusions.  This contention
of his is so repugnant as to almost not be worth the time it takes to respond
to it, but I assure you that even the most attractive woman won't make it
into high-level business or govermental office without the push of feminism.
Ugly men have been making it big for a long time.  Feminism isn't about looks,
it isn't about brassieres, it isn't even about job opportunity.  Rush doesn't
have the first, crudest inkling of a clue on this matter.
                                                                   
>25. Love is the only emotion that cannot be controlled.            

Limbaugh seems to control it well enough.

>26. The only difference between Mikhail Gorbachev and previous        
>    Soviet leaders is that he is alive.                            

The only difference between Rush Limbaugh and George Wallace is that he's
overweight.

>27. Soviet leaders are actually left wing dictators.               

Believe it or not, not all Soviet leaders are any one thing.

>28. Despite what they are teaching at the University of Missouri,  
>    Abraham Lincoln saved this nation.                             

Debatable.  He didn't fight the CW single-handed.  He was also a racist,
a waffler, and many other lovely things.

>30. The United States will again go to war.                        

No doubt.

>31. To more and more people, a victorious United States is a       
>    sinful United States.                                          

To me, a sinful United States is a victorious United States!!!

>32. This is frightening and ominous.                               

Rush Limbaugh is frightening and ominous.

>33. There will always be poor people.                              

Only as long as there is capitalism.

>34. This is not the fault of Malcolm Forbes, Ronald Reagan, Rush   
>    Limbaugh, or any other rich person.                            

No, it is the fault of the system which Forbes, Reagan, et al take
advantage of.

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