i’m going to a movie called Expelled tonight, but before i get to that…

what with the impending lapse of mein kampf’s copyright looming over us all, it seems these days that everyone’s clamoring to get on the hitler train. though i have no specific memories of my own to support the following claim, i suspect that in the past a train associated with hitler was a train to be avoided if at all possible. strangely, from pop stars to playwrights to political hacks, there seems to be an inordinate number of invocations of der führer, manufactured almost out of thin air in most cases, producing what appears (to me) to be a deliberate but completely toothless attempt to shock, which actually dilutes the potency of mentioning the name ‘hitler’.

the latest issue of the stranger, seattle’s independent culture mag, freely distributed and deployed most efficiently to the homeless as an impromptu duvet, packs in so much hitler material one might assume he’s booked a gig at key arena. you don’t often see one person get so much press from one single publication unless there’s a buzz being built up to boost ticket sales. personally, as a card carrying nazi, i’m already familiar with the subject matter, and would prefer to sieg heil the master aryan architect in the comfort and privacy of my own home, as opposed to doing so in a large venue with people whose bloodlines can not be guaranteed to me as descended from satisfactory stock.

but, to what condition may we attribute this recent rise in hitler/nazi related online content and media coverage? if i may, this blogger believes it might have something to do with the fact that most outfits contributing internet content are comprised of slobbering morons upon whose mothers I have recently perpetrated various acts of defilement. there is, as yet, no evidence available in any forum I’m aware of to refute this fact. angry at the material I’ve made public documenting said acts, the bottom-feeders in the blogosphere have lashed out at me by increasing their production of intellectually bankrupt drivel, and they are exploiting the memory and message of hitler and co. to get more exposure, resulting in my increased annoyance.

to say the least, i am modestly outraged at the idea that the hitler name is bandied about with such careless abandon. often, in a blog fight for example, most times you’ll have one scuffler running verbal circles around the other before the obviously outmatched other sparrer plays the hitler card. if that doesn’t work, the inferior party might opt to label he/she of superior quality a bully, and spend no short amount of time engaged in a virtual rimjob of the moderator’s a**hole yielding the projection of an air of sycophantic complicity. a tactic that, if executed properly, could possibly cure leprosy. what i’m saying is it works like a charm, like a miracle… shutting the other guy up completely, and for good.

and though this is a cunning and clever maneuver, it is most commonly exhibitted by poor debaters, or poor writers. the hitler connotation is a shortcut employed to outright dismiss the validity, veracity, or value of an opponent’s character when the limited intellectual resources of the lesser participant have been exhausted. of course, the tactic is not limited to drawing parallels to fascist demagogues guilty of wholesale extermination of an entire people; other examples would be to illuminate observers to the possibility that one of the contributors is possessed of some marked bigotry, intolerance, or tendency to molest farm animals. these tactics are effective, while not always entirely accurate.

one sheep fu**er… pardon me, documentary filmmaker… in particular is ben stein: co-writer and STAR of the show i might see, going by the title “EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed.” naturally, anything with the word “intelligent” in the description brings to mind images of ben stein anyway (bueller… bueller… HA! CLASSIC!), so i believe, RIGHT OFF THE BAT, that the movie is aptly titled; and, strictly by virtue of that condition, worthy of at least nine of my hard earned dollars plus tax. i will be seeing this movie tonight, in a movie theater so wonderfully beautiful, sublime, yet so complex that i am left with little choice but to stand blank-eyed and wide-mouthed outside the front doors while thanking my creator for having built it.

i don’t know a whole helluva lot about intelligent design, and i don’t really care to, which is why this film appeals to me; it doesn’t really explain intelligent design at all! according to the many reviews i’ve read about it, it’s practically not at all about what intelligent design really is, or why it’s such a hot-button issue in america. what i’ve found to be vexing about reading all those articles criticizing Expelled, though, is how many questions have suddenly materialized in my head, as if from a horribly curious dream brutally drop-kicked into my mind by some maleficent force, leading me to believe that i should just quit reading alltogether. no, what i really am interested in is ben’s analysis of what i assume is a fair, balanced, and reverent discussion of adolph hitler, naziism, and the godfather of eugenics himself, CHARLES DARWIN. i say, it’s about goddamn time. i say, this… is… necessary.