I am sorry I can't help it. It's become clear to me that the invasion of
Iraq was built on the principles of "Intelligent Design." In fact I cannot
understand why this country's leading cartoonists have not seized upon the
clear relation between "Operation Iraqi Freedom" and "Intelligent Design." I
won't even tire myself or you into the inevitable symbiosis of the two
projects. And the intensity of President Bush and Vice President Dick
Cheney's unstinting support of the co-allignment of each piece of faith.
Indeed it is a stupid "Faith Based" project, or one that is disguised as
such over a purely imperial one such as "I am going to get your oil" and/or
determine the fate of your country (by these same guys who are so in favor
of "States Rights." !!)
Why we must suffer this disaster, this metaphysic, this concept of
"Intelligent Design" that has absolutely no correlation to "facts on the
ground", that is the reality of Iraq, continues not only to astonish me,
but also brings untold or only partially told literal suffering to the
Iraqis and to "our" troops. It's blankety-blank crazy.
I do hope the boomerang is about to strike. Cindy Sheehan's witness in
Crawford has obviously got under their - the Bush & Co. - skin. The right
wing is obviously trying to strike back with every hysteric and
spin-manipulative move they can muster. One, or, at least myself, can only
pray and act that something huge and massive in this republic - if it still
is one - can arise and correct this self-destructive, totally mal-designed,
unintelligent madness.
Of course, one might imagine, "Intelligent Design" is meant to infect and
kill the usefulness or need to poetry. It's built on the most
counter-pragmatic vision of language imaginable. The fixities of this
so-called "Intelligent" vision render linguistic improvisation, or the
language of poetry and political empowerment and process, a dead horse in
the wind.
Is it not more than time for writers to go on the counter-attack - or???
Stephen V
Blog: http://stephenvincent.durationpress.com
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