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Thursday, April 21, 2005
 


As the World Burns

When I posted the article on Steven Grant's call to activism concerning the credit card bankruptcy bill in congress, Steven replied that it was too late and that the bill had already been passed in congress. Lost cause. Steven also said that he has a new call to action in this week's column as the thieves in Washington are about to turn everyone's phones into another source of added revenue with a Universal Service Fund surcharge. I'm not going to talk about it here, just go to Steven's column and look at it. It's pretty amazing that this is going on under our noses and that so few are interested in it.

The comics industry press, the web journals and news sites don't pick up these kind of informative, concerned and activist items which Steven Grant writes. The last article of his which received wide coverage was about rape in the comics because the rape of the people by their leaders isn't as sexy. Looking around at the comics industry press, it's pretty easy to see why the world is so fucked up today. The politicians and money wielders are leading the people into slavery and no one really gives a shit. Most elements in the comics industry press who can raise a call to action are just jacking off really. The world is burning all around and everybody's too busy jacking off to even talk about it.

Steven Grant asked in his column if his readers would like to see a daily political blog from him. As one of his readers, I say: Hell yeah, Steven. It's a shame that others aren't asking themselves how they can do better.

I now ask all you complacent comics industry press reporters and columnists who are having so much fun jacking off with all of the redundant bullshit you keep bringing us: When the house burns down and the fires make it to your door, whose fault will it be that the firemen will be too busy rescuing others more worthy?

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