Scott Kurtz is the writer of the classic PvP Online comic strip. His father is a German immigrant, who often chimes in on matters of interest.
Recently Scott Kurtz created a hero called “Flag Waver” in the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online game) City of Heroes - a Superhero Roleplaying Game. The character was based on everyone’s favourite patriot, Captain America.
The response he got from some players were in the following vein:
“Ugh. I hate our country.”
“How can you wave a flag of a country that kills other countries for oil we already have.”
“Bush is an idiot.”
Anyhow, Scot Kurtz’s father has chimed in on the matter. His voice is one of experience and wisdom even though he writes in a down-to-earth, earnest tone. He wrote the following email to Scott on the subject, which he’s posted to his comic site. I’d link properly as I don’t really want to be seen to be plagiarizing but there isn’t a true permalink to the newspost:
That’s why Imigrants have such a diffucult time understanding it all, as of late .
I read the German Paper, the editorial lead-ins in Eisenbahn Journal, etc.. I’m aware of the world around me, BEYOND THESE SHORES! And all I see is the collapse of Socialism throughout Europe, the dismal poverty of communistic nations. And … here we are flitting torward socialism and EXTREME liberalism as though we were dancing through a field of tulips torwards eutopia.
One missstep by our troops gets more headlines than mass genecide Dictators and or murderous be-headers. Thousands upon thousands of Priests [and ministers] from all denominations have dedicated lifetimes to education and billions to fight poverty in the world, successfully I might add, yet a few errant apples in the crate get a full page headline!
Our youth and media have their heads and values not only in the toilet, but in a place too horrible to mention. They have become, lazy couch potatos, that have their cud pre-chewed and spit in their mouth for them. They don’t really understand what George Washington, et al, went through to father this great nation nor how their ancestors fought and died to keep it!
I say “Don’t give them a fish! Don’t even teach them how to fish! Give all these lard asses a swift No. 9 Boot in the ass and make them fish! Maybe then they’ll know what it takes to serve freedom at the dinner table every day of their loudmouth days!
Your Papa, the Imigrant
Who’s sad that you had to hear Americans trash this great Nation!
1957 - 2004, Dear God, I thought we would be on a higher plateau by now!
I have to admire his spirit - there’s a man who knows the price of liberty.
Incidentally PvP online is a great strip. It’s only a shame it’s not to be found on the funnies section of the dailies.
Later
John
Posted by John Swaine at June 28, 2004 12:49 AM | TrackBack