From: (Anonymous)	Date: December 27th, 2004 08:30 pm (UTC)		(Link)

HMMMM... you sound a little like "Hitler" in this site. You know, create the "perfect" race of people, etc. As if ANY government can correct the problems you address. You get my drift. Yes, they are real problems, but no person/laws or government is going to solve them. I know you, and others, are trying to create a "eutopia" here on earth, but it's never going to happen. This earth is not intended to ever be perfect because it's not our home ... heaven is (if you are a believer). Also, this world has a date set by God to be destroyed. It will never be a "eutopia" with "perfect people." You don't understand what's happening world-wide due to your unbelief in God/Jesus/the Bible. As God states in the Bible, "The wickedness and violence will increase" ... NOT DECREASE. And, also, in the "latter days" ... "The love of many will grow cold." And ... "Children will hate/turn against their fathers and mothers." All the things you mentioned in your site are meant to happen and will continue to get worse. NOTHING will stop the process. However, there is hope. There will be a day when God destroys this earth and He delivers to us (that is those who are believers) a new earth/heaven ... which is called the "new Jerusalem" after the "old" earth, heaven, etc. are destroyed. And God/Jesus will reign from the center of the New Jerusalem with us for eternity in the "perfect environment" ... no more tears, hurt, anger, sadness, pain, disease, violence and SIN. Just "eternal happiness" serving God/Jesus in heaven FOREVER. I can't wait. I know, you don't buy into any of the above and you think I'm nuts, on drugs, narrow-minded, uneducated and delusional. However, I'm none of the above. Maybe the only thing you could get me on is I don't have a college degree (I don't think that makes you uneducated and/or stupid). However, I have worked in the local prosecutor's office for about 20 years. A very responsible job dealing with prosecuting criminals (the very type you speak of in your site). I've seen the worst of the worst in my job ... from serial killers, baby killers, organized crime murders, gang-related murders, etc. No one thinks I'm nuts, I come to work every day, pay my bills, extremely responsible, don't smoke, drink or do drugs (never have), I'm married with 4 children, and 3 grandchildren (however I'm only 43 years old). I have a very nice house on the intra-coastal waterway with a nice boat in the back yard and it only takes me minutes to reach the beautiful turquoise blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Not that I haven't made my MANY share of mistakes in my life and have not had bad times/problems in my life. It's just that now I have God/Jesus in my life and He is my guide. I now truly understand why I'm here (and everybody else), how I was created, why/how the earth was created and what my purpose is in life and also where I'm going to spend eternity. And with all that, I am finally TRULY happy. All the "things" I mentioned above I had BEFORE I accepted Jesus as my Savior, but I NEVER had TRUE happiness. The "things" only bring "temporary" or "fleeting" happiness. I now have "eternal happiness." I'm just always truly happy ... not that I don't ever have a bad day, etc. You see, you are looking for happiness/perfection in the people/things of this world. Man is sinful and imperfect ... incapable of of perfection. I'm sorry to say you will never find it in them or the temporal things of this world ... only in God. This world is heading for total and mass destruction/judgement from God ... my suggestion is you turn to God for your happiness/eutopia. You will certainly find it in Him and you will NEVER be disappointed. It's funny, you talk about the "young trash culture" and how you would "fix" the problem ... i.e., having the government "curtail/outlaw" their behavior. I say go ahead and give that a try and see how it WON'T WORK. Like I said, I work at prosecuting criminals ... from the most violent to the petty ones. You know how I and other "born-again Christians" fight to change that "trash culture, violence-driven culture"? We go into the youth prisons and minister to them and give them/teach them the Word of God (Bible).

From: (Anonymous)	Date: January 3rd, 2005 03:30 pm (UTC)		(Link)
The Trash Culture

Hello, I read with interest your article on the British Trash Culture. Can I say firstly it needs editing; e.g. "consumption has went through the roof" I am sure is meant to say "gone through the roof". Perhaps it's catching!

I notice that no-where among your scathing comments and descriptions of people being stupid and ignorant that you seriously address the underlying causes of your perception of the British culture. Basically, it seems as though your polemic is designed to vent your own frustrations and anger and I can't really say you come over as very objective. To simply label people and make generalisations and, in your way stereotype the public isn't exactly the result of some deep thinking on your part.

May I ask what you are doing about this - apart from having a bash on a Web site? I would be more impressed if you spent some time giving you views on how this state of affairs has been reached and what you think the remedy is. Saying that we need some type of "preaching" is merely to join the bandwagon of Hyde Park corner soapbox speakers.

Generally I agree with your views of what is happening but ranting in this fashion is not congruent with what you purport to stand for and what you believe you are (or rather not - i.e. not stupid, not ignorant etc.).

So, do you have anything to say apart from these statements of the obvious?

Peter