A personal manifesto on writing personal manifestos
I wrote this because many in my Comp class Writing group were writing really weak "manifesto's."
It's not for class but I really do think I make a good point.
Warning this post is for Adults only. NSFW and all that. If your easily
offended ... then go watch SpongeBob, Veggie tales, Dora the Explorer or
something.
On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 4:02 PM, j h wrote:
> I started reading the unibombers personal manifesto last night. If you
> have'nt had the chance, give it a read. He lays it out there and I must say
> I dont disagree with the majority of his thought constructs. Doesn't mean I
> want to go mailing package bombs or anything but he does have a point. :)
Jay ... there you go!
A personal manifesto is supposed to be filled with "I" statements that
are supported by the individuals experience writing the manifesto.
There's several "manifesto's" on here that read like the following:
Going to the bar is a good thing and I like it.
Yeah, so, you like going to the bar. Why? What makes going so
important to you that you make time to go. Is it the "Cheers" reason
(meaning you have friends that are regular boozers with you?) and you like
that. Is it because you get away from the encroaching world and just sit
and watch sports with people who also like sports? Is it because when you
turned 21 your dad took you to his "watering hole" and introduced his son
(or daughter) to his friends and when he did it made you feel special in
ways that your dad *never* made you feel special, he acknowledged you as an
adult ... and adult he was proud of. So now you go because you like to
recapture that feeling.
Now, I'm going to get a bit vulgar, I find that by doing so your
shocked into seeing my point. I have to add here that I'm a guy so I see
things from a guy's point of view. I'm sure their are analogous things for
you ladies out there but ... well you'll see.
I'm seeing a lot of great stuff but it's written weakly. Guys, think
about it this way. When you are about to have an orgasm but your ... not
... quite ... there what will get you there? Your not going to passively
say things like, "boobies are really nice, luscious lady curves affect me in
odd ways" No ... you are going to state directly what you need to get there
and can probably articulate *why* it gets you there. "I like big boobies,
bouncy jiggly melons, because they ...." You get my point.
Be declarative, by specific, then tell us in specific detail *why* you
believe that. As I told Joe, write from your balls, or for you ladies, from
your ovaries. You are writing about something you believe in. From several
of the readings ... I don't think many of really have a firm grasp on what
you believe. So put it in terms where you are the most selfish. What gets
you off! What makes your dick hard, or your panties moist. Now because of
the atmosphere we are talking about you can't tell us these things literally
... but you can tell us figuratively. That's what the Unibomber did,
that's what Hitler did with Mein Kamph, that what's *every* strong powerful
bit of writing was all about. It was about getting off on whatever got them
off.
Philosophy, for example, gets me going. Thinking, comparing, ethical
conundrums, asking "why" and "how" to the universe. Then I like arguing
about it. I feel strong and powerful, and it also shows another person's
mettle both in how they defend their position, thoughts, and/or beliefs, and
what they find important.
See, the above is declarative. You know what gets me going, how it
gets me going, and all importantly, why it gets me going.
Yes, for those playing the home game, I'm asking you to write like you
masturbate. Not for anyone else but yourself. I *know* you know why you
masturbate. You know what you like, how you like it, and you even know why
you are doing it. That "place" is where you should be writing your
manifesto from .... Of course, I'm of the opinion *all* writing is just
masturbation on the page ... and if it isn't ... it ain't good writing.
Jay, you got a controversial point. You kind of tell us why but you
don't tell us from where something like *should* come from ... write from
your balls, man! Explain to me in succinct examples what you believe, how
you believe it, and then thrust home with WHY you believe it. This ain't a
research paper, this is your manifesto! It's why you lead the charge!
JROSSER same goes for you. Jay pointed out we really don't know *what*
you really believe. So tell us (even better *show* us). When your done
telling us you should fall back cathartically, smoke a cigarette (or
whatever) , relaxed and relieved because you got it all out.
Now, I have to go beat my own assignments into submission and do my
Math homework. But think active and doing, think declarative but not
preachy, reach into the kundalini (that's the chakra behind your balls and
between your ovaries) ... well ... succinctly and specifically "get it
out."
If this post offends, tough ... hate me because I'm vulgar. The world's
a wet, moist, sticky, sometimes uncomfortable, but at the same time
wonderful world. It is most of the time about sex ... from the choir of
angels singing hallelujah to the grunting and grasping of need based
rutting. Applying this to your writing just makes everyone like your
reading more.
Take that Pipher, you wanna f*^king change the world, compare it to
having amazingly fantastic sex ... more people will not only get your point
but read your uppity holier-than-thou crap in the first damn place.
I was fully expecting to go to class and get teased, laughed at, or even disagreed with. None of that happened. People simply avoided the topic, or got all nervous. I talked about sex ... come on! are we not adults! I guess not.
If you agree I appreciate the commentary ... if you disagree ... tell me why and how you feel writing should be done.
It's not for class but I really do think I make a good point.
Warning this post is for Adults only. NSFW and all that. If your easily
offended ... then go watch SpongeBob, Veggie tales, Dora the Explorer or
something.
On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 4:02 PM, j h wrote:
> I started reading the unibombers personal manifesto last night. If you
> have'nt had the chance, give it a read. He lays it out there and I must say
> I dont disagree with the majority of his thought constructs. Doesn't mean I
> want to go mailing package bombs or anything but he does have a point. :)
Jay ... there you go!
A personal manifesto is supposed to be filled with "I" statements that
are supported by the individuals experience writing the manifesto.
There's several "manifesto's" on here that read like the following:
Going to the bar is a good thing and I like it.
Yeah, so, you like going to the bar. Why? What makes going so
important to you that you make time to go. Is it the "Cheers" reason
(meaning you have friends that are regular boozers with you?) and you like
that. Is it because you get away from the encroaching world and just sit
and watch sports with people who also like sports? Is it because when you
turned 21 your dad took you to his "watering hole" and introduced his son
(or daughter) to his friends and when he did it made you feel special in
ways that your dad *never* made you feel special, he acknowledged you as an
adult ... and adult he was proud of. So now you go because you like to
recapture that feeling.
Now, I'm going to get a bit vulgar, I find that by doing so your
shocked into seeing my point. I have to add here that I'm a guy so I see
things from a guy's point of view. I'm sure their are analogous things for
you ladies out there but ... well you'll see.
I'm seeing a lot of great stuff but it's written weakly. Guys, think
about it this way. When you are about to have an orgasm but your ... not
... quite ... there what will get you there? Your not going to passively
say things like, "boobies are really nice, luscious lady curves affect me in
odd ways" No ... you are going to state directly what you need to get there
and can probably articulate *why* it gets you there. "I like big boobies,
bouncy jiggly melons, because they ...." You get my point.
Be declarative, by specific, then tell us in specific detail *why* you
believe that. As I told Joe, write from your balls, or for you ladies, from
your ovaries. You are writing about something you believe in. From several
of the readings ... I don't think many of really have a firm grasp on what
you believe. So put it in terms where you are the most selfish. What gets
you off! What makes your dick hard, or your panties moist. Now because of
the atmosphere we are talking about you can't tell us these things literally
... but you can tell us figuratively. That's what the Unibomber did,
that's what Hitler did with Mein Kamph, that what's *every* strong powerful
bit of writing was all about. It was about getting off on whatever got them
off.
Philosophy, for example, gets me going. Thinking, comparing, ethical
conundrums, asking "why" and "how" to the universe. Then I like arguing
about it. I feel strong and powerful, and it also shows another person's
mettle both in how they defend their position, thoughts, and/or beliefs, and
what they find important.
See, the above is declarative. You know what gets me going, how it
gets me going, and all importantly, why it gets me going.
Yes, for those playing the home game, I'm asking you to write like you
masturbate. Not for anyone else but yourself. I *know* you know why you
masturbate. You know what you like, how you like it, and you even know why
you are doing it. That "place" is where you should be writing your
manifesto from .... Of course, I'm of the opinion *all* writing is just
masturbation on the page ... and if it isn't ... it ain't good writing.
Jay, you got a controversial point. You kind of tell us why but you
don't tell us from where something like *should* come from ... write from
your balls, man! Explain to me in succinct examples what you believe, how
you believe it, and then thrust home with WHY you believe it. This ain't a
research paper, this is your manifesto! It's why you lead the charge!
JROSSER same goes for you. Jay pointed out we really don't know *what*
you really believe. So tell us (even better *show* us). When your done
telling us you should fall back cathartically, smoke a cigarette (or
whatever) , relaxed and relieved because you got it all out.
Now, I have to go beat my own assignments into submission and do my
Math homework. But think active and doing, think declarative but not
preachy, reach into the kundalini (that's the chakra behind your balls and
between your ovaries) ... well ... succinctly and specifically "get it
out."
If this post offends, tough ... hate me because I'm vulgar. The world's
a wet, moist, sticky, sometimes uncomfortable, but at the same time
wonderful world. It is most of the time about sex ... from the choir of
angels singing hallelujah to the grunting and grasping of need based
rutting. Applying this to your writing just makes everyone like your
reading more.
Take that Pipher, you wanna f*^king change the world, compare it to
having amazingly fantastic sex ... more people will not only get your point
but read your uppity holier-than-thou crap in the first damn place.
I was fully expecting to go to class and get teased, laughed at, or even disagreed with. None of that happened. People simply avoided the topic, or got all nervous. I talked about sex ... come on! are we not adults! I guess not.
If you agree I appreciate the commentary ... if you disagree ... tell me why and how you feel writing should be done.