I have long suggested we substitute movement for stagnation, purposive behavior for drifting, and visions of a great future for collective pettiness and discouragement. Richgamer, however, rejects this suggestion as a ginned-up effort to undermine his authority. To that I say, if I hear Richgamer's slaveys say, “There is something intellectually provocative in the tired rehashing of drugged-out stereotypes” one more time, I'm going to throw up. If you think that this is humorous or exaggerated, you're wrong. Inasmuch as I disagree with Richgamer's accusations and find his ad hominem attacks offensive, I am happy to meet Richgamer's speech with more speech and, if necessary, continue this discussion until the truth shines. As my mother used to tell me, “Richgamer has abandoned himself to the grossest pleasures and ungoverned fury.” Please pardon this brief divagation, but it's often hard to decipher his drossy comments. Obviously, Richgamer flees clarity whenever it involves unpleasant shouldering of responsibility, but I profess that in this case, in the midst of our mighty struggle to do everything humanly possible to allay the concerns of the many people who have been harmed by him, I have seen too many people stand on the sidelines and mouth pious irrelevancies and sanctimonious trivialities. I have watched too many people accept without challenge Richgamer's fatuitous claim that an open party with unlimited access to alcohol can't possibly outgrow the host's ability to manage the crowd. And I have observed too many people fail to realize that last summer, I attempted what I knew would be a hopeless task. I tried to convince Richgamer that he regards the exception as the rule, the criminal as the hero, the loser as the winner, and the winner as the oppressor. As I expected, Richgamer was thoroughly unconvinced.
