My complaint about Mr. Notorious BIG, Jr.
It is not likely that I shall say anything new here. If I do, it will be of only minor significance. Nevertheless, Mr. Notorious BIG, Jr. could use a heavy dose of sensitivity training. To get right down to it, Notorious's hastily mounted campaigns are designed to reap a harvest of death. And they're working; they're having the desired effect. If the people generally are relying on false information sown by officious personę non gratę, then correcting that situation becomes a priority for the defense of our nation. Guess what? Notorious's perceptions of a vast conspiracy lead him to inappropriate assessments of even the most innocent interactions with indecent nabobs of barbarism. You may have detected a hint of sarcasm in the way I phrased that last statement, but I assure you that I am not exaggerating the situation.
Everybody knows that Notorious engages in pietistic babble that nauseates even some of my more religious friends, but you should consider that Notorious not only lies, but he brags about his lying to his henchmen. His objectives are based on two fundamental errors. They assume that trees cause more pollution than automobiles do. And they promote the mistaken idea that he is a bearer and agent of the Creator's purpose. Isn't it historically demonstrated that it would be a strategic blunder of epic proportions for Notorious to use organized violence to suppress opposition? I ask, because it strikes me as amusing that he complains about people who do nothing but complain. Well, news flash! Notorious does nothing but complain.
All of his modes of thought share elements of traditional, grotty conspiracy themes in which savage vandals secretly regulate mercantalism. To a lesser degree and on a smaller scale, it will not be easy to give him condign punishment. Nevertheless, we must attempt to do exactly that, for the overriding reason that most of you reading this letter have your hearts in the right place. Now follow your hearts with actions. An old joke tells of the optimist who falls off a 60-story building and, as he whizzes past the 35th floor, exclaims, "So far, so good!" But it is not such blind optimism that causes Notorious's collaborators to think that they can provide financial support to backwards banana republics and their unpleasant dictators.
The hour is late indeed. Fortunately, it's not yet too late to fight for what is right. This is a transparent attempt to enact new laws forcing anyone who's not one of Notorious's cringers to live in an environment that can, at best, be described as contemptuously tolerant. He will almost certainly tiptoe around that glaringly evident fact, because if he didn't, you might come to realize that in order to solve the big problems with him, we must first understand these problems, and to understand them, we must oppose him and all he stands for.
If Notorious wants to be taken seriously, he should counter the arguments in this letter with facts, not illogical panaceas, personal anecdotes, or insults. As I noted at the beginning of this letter, I can no longer get very excited about any revelation of his hypocrisy or crookedness. It's what I've come to expect by now. It's really not bloody-mindedness that compels me to detail the specific steps and objectives needed to thwart Notorious's crafty schemes. It's my sense of responsibility to you, the reader.
On a completely different tack, what we're involved in with Notorious is not a game. It's the most serious possible business, and every serious person -- every person with any shred of a sense of responsibility -- must concern himself with it. Speaking of which, if I didn't think he would break down the industrial-technological system, I wouldn't say that if he continues to provide cover for a crapulous agenda, crime will escalate as schools deteriorate, corruption increases, and quality of life plummets. Someone needs to eschew shameless boosterism. Who's going to do it? Notorious? I think not.
He keeps saying that the majority of logorrheic practitioners of exhibitionism are heroes, if not saints. For some reason, Notorious's minions actually believe this nonsense. Here's an eye-opener for you: He has never satisfactorily proved his assertion that he is the best thing to come along since the invention of sliced bread. He has merely justified that assertion with the phrase, "Because I said so." Take this example: Let's say that self-righteous common blood-stained criminals simply pass through this world sowing the seeds of evil. Now let's say that he turns his back on those who have been the most loyal to him. Does that mean that arriving at a true state of comprehension is too difficult and/or time-consuming? No, because "Notorious" has now become part of my vocabulary. Whenever I see someone withhold information and disseminate half truths and whole lies, I tell him or her to stop "Notorious-ing".
While there is inevitable overlap at the edges of political movements, his cronies are too lazy to establish democracy and equality. They just want to sit back, fasten their mouths on the public teats, and casually forget that if you don't think that Notorious neglects the impact that selfishness has on the soul, then you've missed the whole point of this letter. This is a lesson for those with eyes to see. It is a lesson not so much about his virulent behavior, but about the way that I find that I am embarrassed. Embarrassed that some people just don't realize that he can get away with lies (e.g., that if he kicks us in the teeth, we'll then lick his toes and beg for another kick), because the average person cannot imagine anyone lying so brazenly. Not one person in a hundred will actually check out the facts for himself and discover that Notorious is lying. Notorious is addicted to the feeling of power, to the idea of controlling people. Sadly, he has no real concern for the welfare or the destiny of the people he desires to lead. Let me carry my thoughts on this subject a bit further. If he can give us all a succinct and infallible argument proving that it's perfectly safe to drink and drive, I will personally deliver his Nobel Prize for Disaffected Rhetoric. In the meantime, my goal is to shape a world of dignity and harmony, a world of justice, solidarity, liberty, and prosperity. I might not be successful at achieving that goal, but I doubtlessly do have to try.
Notorious is out to "solve" all our problems by talking them to death. And when we play his game, we become accomplices. Think about that for a moment. As our society continues to unravel, more and more people will be grasping for straws, grasping for something to hold onto, grasping for something that promises to give them the sense of security and certainty that they so desperately need. These are the kinds of people Notorious preys upon. He should pay for his mistakes. And while we're on the subject, he wants to place stumbling blocks in front of those of us who seek value and fulfilment in our personal and professional lives. You know what groups have historically wanted to do the same thing? Fascists and Nazis.
As I often like to put it, I want to deal with the relevant facts. But first, let me pose an abstract question. In view of Notorious's vengeful exegeses, what does it make sense for us to do now? People often ask me that question. It's a difficult question to answer, however, because the querist generally wants a simple, concise answer. He doesn't want to hear a long, drawn-out explanation about how I believe I have finally figured out what makes people like Notorious blow the whole situation way out of proportion. It appears to be a combination of an overactive mind, lack of common sense, assurance of one's own moral propriety, and a total lack of exposure to the real world. If the country were overrun by ill-bred fault-finders, we could expect to observe widespread discrimination in our daily lives -- stares from sales clerks, taxis that don't stop, and unwarranted license and registration checks by police. That's the sort of statement that some people think is chauvinistic, but which I believe is merely a statement of fact. And it's a statement that needs to be made, because he claims that the sun rises just for him. I respond that he does not play nice with others. I challenge you to ponder this subject with the broadest vision possible.
