Monday, February 20, 2006
Beckensian Democracy
You'll never live like common peopleYou'll never do whatever common people doYou'll never fail like common peopleYou'll never watch your life slide out of view and then dance and drink and screw' because there's nothing else to do I want to live with common people like you.....
And while on the subject of the euro, bless its metallic little heart, could the powers that be please take note of the sentiments being expressed every which way from Sunday?
That is to say, would they please make darn sure that the stupid vote cast by the great unwashed, to put a representation of Jesus on the coinage, is ignored?
Ignored, that is, in the same way blind pseudo-religious fervour should be ignored by any right thinking person.
That is to say, would they please make darn sure that the stupid vote cast by the great unwashed, to put a representation of Jesus on the coinage, is ignored?
Ignored, that is, in the same way blind pseudo-religious fervour should be ignored by any right thinking person.
(I.M. Beck, Saturday 18th February 2006)
So according to Beck the votes of "the great unwashed" and of the "blindly pseudo-religious" should be swept aside and deposited in a skip. Very convenient Beck. Unfair and arrogant too. The common people are unlikely to write an angry letter to The Times. But where does that leave folks like Tonio and Frank ?
UPDATE: Since j'abuse has kindly linked up with Lanzarote, we'd like to assure the esteemed readers of afore-mentioned j'abuse (who are likely to flock here in their thousands), that our editorial on the euro-cock-up issue can be accessed here. In no way does the editor of Lanzarote think that putting Christ on the euro is a good idea. Just an honest one, that's all. And a classless choice it would seem. After years and years of religious dribble from the powers-that-be and the media-that-is, blaming the common people is a bit rich. Over to you Salvu.
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