Killing Machine (Just Downright Mean)
A good post on Penny Arcade today (it's the second post after the link jump, and really the first part of the post is a good read for other reasons, namely, lamenting the loss of the last local arcade and also the shittiness of Sonic games for the past 5-10 years).
The story that they're referring to is an interesting one. The type of story that will allow you to really visualize Milwaukee.
posted by B.O.R.T. at 7:16 PM
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First I only wanted to listen to "Psychotron," then I wanted to take in your post with all my skillssss. Skillssss. Mostly it made me sad, then I realized that you're really doing a great job at directing people away from the great city of Milwaukee. Good work, I guess, if you're trying to sweep the dirt into your own backyard.
It reminds me of the few homeless folk that dared to live in my own hometown, and how they most certainly suffered to the environmental conditions. Then I thought, "would I have beaten them mercilessly?" The answer is no, because I was real scared of them. A library of rumors always existed regarding those guys, indicating that they may kill you with broken glass, techniques learned in 'Nam, or other special strangulation methods. These homeless people in Milwaukee, throwing some beers down with the local youth, are looking for trouble. Blaming the victim am I? Whoops, yes, and I didn't mean to. It's really all just terrible. It's much easier to comment on Sonic Games and listen to Psychotron, which is what I shall resort to now.
I realize you only have 1 person who ever comments on here, but I can't resist. Thanks for the great links to my site! Its good to see you have such a positive attitude toward Milwaukee.
I'm with fiestawizard - why the hell would some homeless guy hang out with teenagers. Why the hell would teenagers hang out with some homeless guy? Beer isn't that hard to come by. I see crap like that (not just in the papers) and I just don't get it. But a beatdown just doesn't make sense - must be real tough guys?
Well, first of all I really like Milwaukee, and the homeless man murder was nothing short of horrible... independent of the city it took place in. And, to be more (or less) clear, I have no complex social theory as to why it might have occurred, however, I most certainly believe that the homeless man shares no part of the blame unless he:
a) gave those kids Blatz beer or
b)
... no, see, there is no way he could bear any responsibility.
In any case, like I said, Milwaukee really does have a deep appeal to me, but mostly for its rich industrial history that incorporates both elements of long-fought racial and class struggles. Without doubt, nobody that seriously wants to visualize Milwaukee can do so without having this history be a significant portion of said vision. Not unless you want a new generation who thinks that Wal-Mart has the best all-round family plan and that KFC has top-level BBQ tenders, etc., etc, and other things that cheapen people's sense of self and community. How do you do that? I'm not entirely sure, but maybe you should tackle that - let it be the new question of the week or whatever you might call it.
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