The Monday Nut

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Bernard Goldberg wrote a book last year entitled “Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right.”  Haven’t read it, but I know all the things he was gonna talk about.  I bring it up to suggest a new book based on the title he chose.

“Assholes to the Left of Me, Pussies to the Right.”

Now, this book would have nothing to do with politics in any way.  The title is symbolic of being surrounded on all sides by just the biggest bunch of shiteaters the world has to offer.

So, what does this have to do with Jett Travolta’s death?

Everything.  Within minutes of the announcement of this tragedy, bloggers were surmising that John Travolta and Kelly Preston were denying this boy critical medication because of their belief in Scientology.  The idea spread quicker than you can say “Web 2.0″ (don’t forget to smile!)

Here’s where the “assholes” come in.  We used to relegate such crap to the lowest shelves in the supermarket checkout lines and said that anyone who read it was a moron.  Now the morons have a voice, and they have proven to be much more than morons…

On the other side of the street are all the “pussies” who comment on sites using monikers instead of their real names.  HIPPYGRL1457 sez “how could they let him dye because they beleeve in some crazy christian shit?”  It’s an open forum folks, say WHATEVER YOU WANT and SELF RESPONSIBILITY BE DAMNED.

We took away all the filters that people used to use in the name of “sharing, communicating, community-building” and all the other buzz words. Of course there are important things that can happen through these technologies, but when you give a bunch of closet assholes an opening, they’re gonna fart through it.  And most people are too damned weak to give out their opinions and put their name on it.  Hey, be prick for all I care, but have the guts to put your name on it and get called out when you say something stupid.

If you are going to basically accuse a father of killing his son, then give him the opportunity to track you down and beat the ever living shit out of you for saying so.  If you jump on the bandwagon with anonymous comments…you can jump to the front of the line for your beating.

I’m sorry, but this is just another glowing example of how these amazing “communication tools” are just a place for the steaming piles of our species to congregate and foist their odor upon everyone else.

BTW, if you are first time reader.  My name is Brent Beckley, and if you don’t like what I said, have some guts and tell me so.  If you comment without telling me your name, take a wild guess what’s gonna happen.

Lastly, I am truly saddened by what happened to Jett Travolta. No parent should ever have to lose their child, and the pain is doubled when you lose them in a public forum.  Especially one run by people who lack the common courtesy to leave a family in pain alone.