(and for Leftfield and Rama)

“isn’t it true mr./ms. blogger

that you have occasionally made

the crude joke that could be

construed as not only homophobic

and racist and sexist but also

radically out of step with those

of us who stand for true democracy

and correct thought and feeling good?”

“well, mr. front-pager, I…”

“comment yes or no please”

” mr. front-pager, I was merely pointing out…”

“I’m waiting for a yes or no reply”

“I can’t see anything homophobic

or racist or sexist in my posts

nor do I see anything wrong

with making jokes about people in power

or people who willingly come to the defense

of those people in power because…”

“that is not a yes or a no

so I will interpret your response

as an attack upon all we are trying

to do here in creating a progressive

and enlightened community of blog

I am hitting the delete button”

“but mr. front-pager, I…(deleted)

(But the ‘Anyone But Dubie’ poster-babe, that’s not sexist.  Hmmmm…Or, to coin a phrase:  “Have you no sense of decency, sir?  At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”)

Peter Buknatski

Montpelier, Vt.

(Kafka Lives!)