Sunday, October 19, 2003

The Ugly Reader: An Ugly Movement?

(Part 7 of 10.)

You may wonder what you can do to start an ugly revolutionary cell. The fact is, you probably already have.

Your friends, coworkers, and relations are all ugly, as indeed are you yourself. It is only a question of being in touch with this ugliness. But even if overt consciousness has not yet occurred, every time that you meet a friend, confer with a colleague, or go home for the holidays, the undercurrent of your interaction is: “We are alike. We are ugly. Let us stick together despite our worthlessness. Who else will have us?”

This sense of self-worthlessness, which results in a desperate clinging to the companionship of even the most vile and debased people, is what keeps us together. If we thought we could do better, relationships would crumble. Liz Taylor; case closed.

by Jack, October 19, 2003 4:05 PM | More from The Ugly Reader

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