RE: All You Need Is Love

["Chris Roberts" <cpr@musetrap.com>]

wtf? lol... so you flame-bait and then complain that people reacted to it?
and then you post a 'scary' example of an email, for what? you get no 
sympathy
from me, and I suspect not much from anyone else reading this discussion...
and what's with this "I'm not about to share any more of my real feelings"?
The whole thing seems to have blown out of proportion because you weren't
expressing your real feelings....

Either speak your truth or don't, but don't start complaining about people
reacting to what you say... imo, your harsh words critisizing peoples 
choices
to use drugs were no more friendly than many of the responses... I think
you owe some people an apology for how you have acted, and not blame others
for reacting strongly to your strong and, as we see now, not sincere 
diatribe...

peace
-cpr

>-- Original Message --
>Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 14:55:54 -0400
>From: Paulzric@aol.com
>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>Subject: All You Need Is Love
>Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>
>
>Hi. It's me again. 
>I posted a supra-conservative, deliberately preachy, and what I thought
was
>a more or less transparent devil's advocate treatise on pot. I demonized
>it and it was fun to write, but, my GOD, the responses... Anyone who knows
>me would have giggled at what I wrote.
>
>I have since received personal threats, been called a "bub," and "idiot,"
>a "motherfucker," and been cursed up and down
>both in public and privately.
>
>I'm not about to share any more of my real feelings with this group 
>because
>#1) apparently it's not safe to, #2) this group is really a place to 
>discuss
>techy stuff, as it is not volatile subject matter. I will say this, 
>though.
>I'm not recinding my considerations of THC, but they're certainly not in
>any way complete. I have lot's to say about power plants, but not here.
Not
>ever again here. (Yeay!!!)
>
>I could as easily have written something that was purely in favor of it.
>There's the issue of taxation, medicinal use, over-population of prisons
>due to petty crimes, and the whole mind/body/spirit connection. I tried,
>actually, but it came too late and I was jaded during its writing due to
>the overwhelming negativity.
>
>Maybe that is the grumpiness Mark mentioned, I don't know.
>
>I am pleased that many took me as someone that had obviously
>"never tried it before" and was likened to a blind person. That means that
>my writing is pretty convincing. Someone told
>me to shut up and play my guitar. Good advice, but Zappa said
>it best!
>
>In summary, I'm really shocked, however, that a multi-faceted topic and
a
>reflection of one of these angles could draw such vehemence and disdain.
>I can't expect close, critical readings
>of internet postings, though. My bad.
>
>I wish you all the best with your musical trials and tribulations, but
I
>must admit that I am sad that there is not more love here and elsewhere;
>love for conservatives, liberals, teachers, poets, engineers, fellow 
>musicians,
>and each other's opinions. I did not personally attack anyone but was 
>attacked
>en masse by a whole swarm of stinging words. 
>I said "only drug users will defend using drugs" but didn't
>anticipate that they'd attack as well.
> 
>Oh, and that they are a cop-out. "Cop" out... No one saw that, though.
I
>choose my words as carefully as my notes. I'll
>try harder, next time. Seems I'd better or else. But if anyone
>would like to continue to verbally attack me...please listen to some 
>Beatles.
>Come to think of it, though, please steer clear of Helter Skelter, 'K?

>:)
>Good-bye.
>