tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post112360676086963512..comments2023-05-13T02:24:42.139-07:00Comments on Stones In the Field: Line-by-Line rantMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1125001113773360712005-08-25T13:18:00.000-07:002005-08-25T13:18:00.000-07:00Oh my GOD I had no idea this post looked like THAT...Oh my GOD I had no idea this post looked like THAT when I changed the template a little bit ago...<BR/><BR/>Ow.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1125000977643779622005-08-25T13:16:00.000-07:002005-08-25T13:16:00.000-07:00That's fucking brilliant, Pete! Perfect!That's fucking brilliant, Pete! Perfect!Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123869990875725962005-08-12T11:06:00.000-07:002005-08-12T11:06:00.000-07:00The one 'you might be a redneck if...' saying that...The one 'you might be a redneck if...' saying that I've always found particularly true is: 'You might be a redneck if your family tree only has one branch.'<BR/><BR/>If you're looking for subtext you might amend it to say, 'You might be a redneck if your family bush only has one stump, yet many leaves.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123785769619365172005-08-11T11:42:00.000-07:002005-08-11T11:42:00.000-07:00PS.--Reading subtext is good. I think it's often ...PS.--Reading subtext is good. I think it's often far more revealing than text itself. Just don't forget to wear your tinfoil beanie while you do it.<BR/><BR/>So what was the other thing?Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123784766880522182005-08-11T11:26:00.000-07:002005-08-11T11:26:00.000-07:00You're absolutely right, DD--but that's part of wh...You're absolutely right, DD--but that's part of why I think this is so subversive.<BR/><BR/>If it was <I>just</I> an affirmation of how cool it is to be a down-to-earth and unpretentious soul, that would be all well and good.<BR/><BR/>It's the attempt to connect the Jeff Foxworthy redefinition to a further clarification: "all right-thinking people believe..." that I object to.<BR/><BR/>Then there's the last little push to connect love of country, family, and common sense to the current policies in Iraq, and the war on terror.<BR/><BR/>There's a logical flaw built into that connection--and it pisses me off. And I've always considered myself something of a redneck girl, in a lot of ways. :)Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123764840568992232005-08-11T05:54:00.000-07:002005-08-11T05:54:00.000-07:00I think we do have more in common as a whole, Mac....I think we do have more in common as a whole, Mac. It's just that we've forgotten how to look.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe our world has become so small we've lost the desire to look. A new house was just built next door to us, and I can't wait to put up a fence.<BR/><BR/>I'm just as guilty of it as anyone else.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584506959635732772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123679916756187612005-08-10T06:18:00.000-07:002005-08-10T06:18:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175591212176951287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123677658730594122005-08-10T05:40:00.000-07:002005-08-10T05:40:00.000-07:00Kira, I think you're dead-on about that. I also t...Kira, I think you're dead-on about that. I also think both sides are guilty of it.<BR/><BR/>Deep down, I suspect most of us value the same sorts of things. We express those desires in different language, from different frames of reference--but we have much more in common with one another, than not.<BR/><BR/>Don't we?Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123677518471303212005-08-10T05:38:00.000-07:002005-08-10T05:38:00.000-07:00What I want to know is this: When did it becomes s...What I want to know is this: When did it becomes so easy to separate us from them?<BR/><BR/>And when did we become them?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584506959635732772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123645198948732712005-08-09T20:39:00.000-07:002005-08-09T20:39:00.000-07:00Kira, yeah--exactly.The thing tips a close-reader ...Kira, yeah--exactly.<BR/><BR/>The thing tips a close-reader off as to what it's really about, in the introduction. First we get the "core values" stuff, but then the whammy:<BR/>" If I had to stand before a dozen terrorists who<BR/>threaten my life, I'd choose a half dozen or so rednecks to back me up."<BR/><BR/>This piece of crap is really about America's so-called War on Terrorism. The subtext is that if you aren't in lockstep with the current administration's pretext for that war, then <BR/>A. you aren't god fearing<BR/>B. you lack patriotism<BR/>C. you're a spineless coward<BR/>D. you hate Christmas, tooMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123644724886073902005-08-09T20:32:00.000-07:002005-08-09T20:32:00.000-07:00Dawno, don't feel bad. I get them from my Grandmo...Dawno, don't feel bad. I get them from my Grandmother and they hit the trash running :)<BR/><BR/>The more I read Mac's original post, the more I agree with her. Notice how carefully it hits each previous point home with the next?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584506959635732772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123642933398707112005-08-09T20:02:00.000-07:002005-08-09T20:02:00.000-07:00Heh--deleting said comment spam, even as we speak....Heh--deleting said comment spam, even as we speak.<BR/><BR/>rgolb, welcome. <BR/><BR/>I think the thing about these email forwards that oog me out is that this one, in particular, is couched in terms to make it deliberately innocuous, while it gets sent from computer to computer.<BR/><BR/>"Redneck" in this context, really is code-speak for something else. But our familiarity with the redneck jokes means we're supposed to just glance through without really reading for subtext.<BR/><BR/>Additionally, the original writer's choice to repeat the "you might be a redneck:" opening on every line--rather than using an easier and less labor-intensive ...if you <I>blah, blah, blah</I> seems designed to lend itself to cut-n-paste.<BR/><BR/>Also, if there are statements you disagree with, that don't resonate with you for whatever reason--then the text starts fresh on the next line with a statement that hopefully <I>will.</I>Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123642348408542652005-08-09T19:52:00.000-07:002005-08-09T19:52:00.000-07:00ooh I get to post after the comment spam. At least...ooh I get to post after the comment spam. At least it isn't pornographic.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I have my filters set to send all "FW:" emails straight to trash. It might seem to be a harsh thing to do to Mom's emails...<BR/><BR/>I don't think I ever considered that there might be a member of the RNC PR committee sitting around thinking these things up and finding someone "innocuous" to start the ball rolling. *sigh* I _do_ live in Fluffy Bunny World some times.<BR/><BR/>I'm with Kira and then some -- all of 'em scare me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123638651765646382005-08-09T18:50:00.000-07:002005-08-09T18:50:00.000-07:00On the subject of flags, you know what drives me n...On the subject of flags, you know what drives me nuts? What the heck are you supposed to do with the little flags in July 4th or Labor Day or Memorial Day cupcakes, since you're not supposed to deface them? Or flowers - sheesh - my hubby brought home flowers for July 4th and there was a flag in the batch. The flowers died, but hey - not that flag. <BR/><BR/>(No, I do not have the flags anymore and I'm not saying where they went.)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175591212176951287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123638396567198132005-08-09T18:46:00.000-07:002005-08-09T18:46:00.000-07:00Questioning authority is the American spirit, is i...Questioning authority is the American spirit, is it not? <BR/><BR/>Maybe I got confused along the way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584506959635732772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123637631006672772005-08-09T18:33:00.000-07:002005-08-09T18:33:00.000-07:00As to burning the flag as an acceptable means of d...As to burning the flag as an acceptable means of disposal, I think you're right. I don't actually own a flag.<BR/><BR/>I suspect what I'm disturbed by is the continued wedge-driving between people who really have more in common than not--and I think it's quite dangerous to equate questioning authority with anti-Americanism.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846076773328384778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260692.post-1123636178518912182005-08-09T18:09:00.000-07:002005-08-09T18:09:00.000-07:00Hasn't burning the flag always been an acceptable ...Hasn't burning the flag always been an acceptable way to destroy it, which you are required to do once its serviceable years are past?<BR/><BR/>Someone ought to remind the God-fearing Christian redneck who wrote this that the founding fathers were mainly Deists, and see what he/she has to say about Christmas and God Bless America then.<BR/><BR/>In my experience, real rednecks do not extoll any of these virtues. No matter, though, they wouldn't get it anyway.<BR/><BR/>And just for the record, I vote Libretarian--everyone else scares me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584506959635732772noreply@blogger.com