In 2001, a few weeks removed from 9/11 I was walking around town when I spotted this ridiculous doomsday book sitting at a payphone near the local library. At the time I was really fascinated with literature written by dogmatic doomsayers and also somewhat amused by how grossly and unabashedly homophobic and baseless their claims were. How could anyone actually take this shit seriously? It was glorified hate rhetoric disguised as a prognostication of things to come if western civilization did not repent and heed the word of God. To me? It was evidence that religion was more of a tool to manipulate and exploit people who were (rightfully, so) fearful about the trajectory of our country's future considering we were on the precipice of nuclear extinction (depending on who you asked) by goading that fear and weaponizing it to use against groups of non-religious or non-conformist followers. When I got home I read it, scoffed at it and then it just went into a pile of shit I collected that made me grateful I wasn't as gullible or easily triggered by the words someone printed. Then it was the weekend and I was loading my bass guitar in my parents' car on my way to my guitar lesson when I watched my fanatical mother racing to the car waving a copy of this very book in the air... The unnerving part wasn't that an additional copy of a book that I told no one I found and took home with me found its way to me...it had been sent FIRST CLASS. I finally told my best friend at the time later that night about what I found and showed up what arrived in the mail... To date, I still have NO idea who sent me that other copy first class. Why they did, and more importantly how the hell they got my address? That spooked a few friends in high school. I forgot about this until recently when I was going through some clutter and realized I still had both copies. I don't read as much into it now, it just feels like a fun and bizarre story to share with people. Figured it might be an interesting pre-election day thing to share (considering it feels like we are in fact on the verge of doomsday and the authors of this garbage could potentially rule the world if Trump is re-elected). Stay safe everyone and stay positive! I know its hard, but its all we have left.
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