The Name Game and the Thorny Issue
<p>Iwant to clear up a misunderstanding — or, if not to clear up, then to further muddy the waters. Why else become a writer — the steady paychecks and dental care?</p>
<p>Now, because of things opined, stated, written, or spray-painted, including facts, statistics, and quotes, liberties have been taken with interpretations of my opinions. Don’t you hate when that happens?</p>
<p>More to the point, since publishing <a href="https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/im-sorry-to-report-that-marx-was-wrong-2cacb465c6c1" rel="noopener">I’m Sorry To Report That Marx Was Wrong</a> and <a href="https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/taint-a-love-story-59bd2cf10442" rel="noopener">Taint: A Love Story</a>, some readers hinted (the tactful ones!) while others accused outright: the <strong>C-word</strong>.</p>
<p><em>Yes, THAT C-word.</em> (Gasp! Clutches pearls.)</p>
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<p><strong>The question: </strong>Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?</p>
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<p>A rose is a rose is a<strong> </strong>— ah, hella no. I can’t do it. This is a blood libel of my good — well, my <em>okay</em> — name. The question cuts to the quick.</p>
<p>I adore Capitalism and consider myself among its staunchest advocates.</p>
<p>Much like the legends of Lucifer, once God’s most beautiful and beloved angel, who rebelled. Sympathy for the Devil and pity the poor bastard thrust out of heaven because he loves not wisely but too well.</p>
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