EW Letter of the Week

One of the things I love about Eugene is that there are many times when you cannot tell if a letter writer is being sarcastic or not. They say things so crazy, you have to believe that they are joking, but then the rest of the letter is straight out of the GOP playbook. Of course the same is true of the left.

Today's letter is responding to a letter from noted green anarchist John Zerzan that I published a month or so ago. I have to believe that this letter is mocking Zerzan, but I can't shake the feeling that it's not. In that case then, yes, John should write a treatise that explains to New Yorkers how they can live pre-industrial and be as happy in clams in mud. You know, because that's what they'll eventually live in themselves.

Sarcasm or homage? You decide.

NO INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS

I'd like to thank John Zerzan (1/31) for his input regarding a light rail system and how any industrial solution is not good for Eugene. In the coming months I encourage John to host a symposium demonstrating how he has converted his home to harness wind and solar power, his gray water and rain collection system as well as his ability to grow all his food and harvest all of life's essentials from the natural environment.

I hope the symposium will include information on how to be a profitable writer without using a computer and how these ideas can be implemented in cities such as Oakland, Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia and New York City. Keep up the good work, and thank you for your input.

Peter Griffin, Eugene