(This is how I scratch the itch in my own brain…)<\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
Omar has an itch in his brain, one that he can\u2019t seem to scratch. It\u2019s really pissing him off.<\/p>\n
(Trevor has a similar itch, but he\u2019s just white trash, so he\u2019s not newsworthy. Forget about Trevor.)<\/p>\n
We\u2019re told that Omar and Trevor aren\u2019t the problem anyway, nor is the itch in their respective brains. It\u2019s the guns and the internet, stupid!<\/p>\n
The itch in Omar\u2019s brain has gotten so bad, it\u2019s like it\u2019s gotten a life of its own… one that really needs expressing. And Omar feels pretty helpless, overshadowed by the itch.<\/p>\n
The itch is taking over and says to Omar \u201cWe should go and kill as many people as we can.\u201d And then everyone\u2019s brain will be itchy, Omar thinks.<\/p>\n
Misery loves company.<\/p>\n
He eyes the assault rifle on the kitchen table and thinks \u201cYeah, but I might need some more ammo.\u201d<\/p>\n
The thought of infecting the whole world with Itchy Brain Syndrome is delightful… but first Omar needs to take a shit.<\/p>\n
When Omar gets out of the bathroom, the assault rifle on the kitchen table is gone, along with the half-empty box of ammo. Omar rushes over to the computer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going on!\u201d his mind screams. But all he can get on the internet are cat videos and Hillary Clinton trying to fake another smile as she declares \u201cWe now have peace on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now the itch in Omar\u2019s brain is fungal, syphilitic, a raging fire of a grey-matter rash; it\u2019s fucking unbearable! But Omar has no assault rifle anymore; there\u2019s no ammo; and he can\u2019t reach his radicalized buddies for advice. What is poor Omar to do?<\/p>\n
He looks across the kitchen to the stove and thinks \u201cI\u2019ll make a nice cup of tea, and perhaps some porridge instead.\u201d<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s just what Omar does… and the whole world lives happily ever after, in a half-sleep state… wearing frog pajamas, of course.<\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
What? Not believable? But isn\u2019t this just the sort of \u2018solutions\u2019 the \u2018experts\u2019 are advocating? Ignore the itch; it\u2019s only in Omar\u2019s mind anyway. We have to deal with this in the real world… of guns and computers, and adorable cat videos. And that\u2019s assuming that Omar is just a lone nut with a pimpled and scabby brain… that he\u2019s no actor in someone else\u2019s play. And don\u2019t you dare even wonder where Omar got the itch in the first place! No, let\u2019s stick to what\u2019s relevant– guns, mainly guns. Duh!<\/p>\n
Seriously. Is there anyone in the status quo bunker of so-called expertise who\u2019s offering up ANYTHING that could be regarded as a solution? Are the experts trying to resolve anything meaningful… in the world… at all? Have they ever? Are they even capable of identifying the underlying problem(s)? Are you? Or are you content to continue backing failed and flawed policies, empty ideologies and inflated rhetoric, in hopes that the fantasy– just this once– will fulfill our wishful thinking?<\/p>\n
The authorities are well-trained and quite prepared to kill all the Omars, and eventually they\u2019ll get to the Trevors too. All they need is a clear monopoly of force. We can trust them; they\u2019re so fucking wise, right?<\/p>\n
Maybe the answers aren\u2019t as easy as crafting new restrictive legislation. (But that\u2019s been working so terribly well!) Maybe someone needs to talk to someone, communicate, gain a little understanding… find out where the itch might\u2019ve be-gun…? Maybe our society could use an overhaul…? You think?<\/p>\n
Naw, that\u2019s just crazy talk! Besides, the world has become so much safer, more secure and downright loving since 9\/11, since the Patriot Act. Why mess up a good thing with all this crazy talk of solving actual human problems and concerns?<\/p>\n
The Powers-That-Be have clearly got it so well in hand, why call out their aged one-trick pony?<\/p>\n
Um… that\u2019s no pony. That\u2019s just a braying ass!<\/p>\n
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