I am always appreciative of those narrow-minded,
ignorant folks who see themselves as bigots and fascists when they
openly declare themselves as such. So it is with much thanks that I
welcome the neon sign that Laura Pritchett has placed on her
forehead blinking “FASCIST” — it will warn others to stay
away from her. She joins all other totalitarians that regularly get
lionized in HCN, who are so sure of themselves
that they are not content to simply make decisions about how they
live their own lives, but who insist on telling everyone else how
to live theirs too.
Let me get this
straight, though. Ms. Pritchett, you live outside of town on
presumably more than 1/8 of an acre — with all the drain on
the earth that entails, and live in a 2,000-square-foot house
(you’d better have at least four people there with you lest
you live against your own accords). For the record, I own a
9-year-old car and live in a townhouse of some 1,100 square feet in
a development that has 16 other townhomes all on less than one-half
of an acre — and feel no compulsion to declare myself
dictator, but I share your loathing in that I loathe you and your
fascist point of view. I assure you that hell will be full of
people like you who dare to dictate to others how to live their
lives. You will be queen of hell’s inner circle.
R. Barry Crook
Aspen, Colorado
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline So where does that leave Marie Antoinette?.
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