Saturday we had guests over for dinner. It was during that most pleasant evening I revealed my idea for the founding of the charter chapter of Misanthropes in America (aka MIA's - not to be confused with those advocating for the still "Missing in Action" Veterans from the 1960's-70's Vietnam War. I hope they don't mind any confusion that may result, but seriously, after 35 years, if they haven't been found by now, how likely is it they ever will be?)
The basic tenet of Misanthropes in America is that Homo sapien is a failed species. In the brief span of 140,000 years since its emergence as a species, Homo sapien has managed to ascend to total global dominance through its development of technology in nuclear weaponry, biological weaponry, chemical weaponry and agriculture. In a wind tunnel of evolutionary expediency, the quickest in known history, Homo sapien now has the capability to destroy not only itself, but the whole freakin' Earth along with every other species as well. Holy shit, it may actually be--we've become gods!
And so, with such unmitigated power in our hands, it only seems natural to reject Homo sapien as a viable species, particularly in light of its disinclination to prevent its very own extinction. Truthfully, instead, Homo sapien seems hell bent on bringing it about! Thus, it is the intended goal, as stated in its charter, for Misanthropes in America to expedite the demise of the most dangerous species in the history of man "kind" and planet Earth as quickly as possible.
In order to assure the best chance for success of this group, the most important prerequisite for membership to Misanthropes in America is applicants must like people!
2 comments:
So let me get this straight...
The prerequisites for MIA membership is to be a misanthrope in the head, philanthrope in the heart?
Where do I sign up?
If you need a motto, I heard the late great Bill Hicks say once, while commenting on the sad state of the environment, "We're a virus with shoes." I do miss Bill.
MIA -- you f*cking rock, Da.
Dada, you've out-moliered Moliere! His misanthrope "hates mankind for its want of heart, its insincerities, its veiled falsehoods, its hypocrisies of complaisance". Your club takes the extra step in promoting the actual demise of such a failed species.
I'm guessing your secret handshake is the fake-out kind where both parties almost touch palms before quickly whisking away? ooooh, should I apply for club membership now? oh rats, probably wouldn't pass the "must like people" requirement since I tend to agree with Geo Carlin: "As a species, we're already circling the drain." -- D.K.
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