Founder of the Society Brant Rathmore spoke at the protest in support of the coal industry and the pending Keystone XL Pipeline. Giving his speech as the sun set over the ozarks.
“We are the romantics of the world. We are the aesthetes. We are the artists and the people who truly appreciate beauty. We are the people who don't need to breathe as long as we have beauty. These carbon factories spew forward their noxious chemicals for the benefit of us all. I say that if we can have more subtle shades of blue and green added to our dusk on a daily basis then breathing is a luxury I can do without.” Rathmore spoke for more that fifty minutes before succumbing to a coughing fit, saying that his asthma has been acting up lately.
The Society has been at the forefront of a recent rogue movement within the political left. Seeming to support the “let's ride this horse to the ground” methodology of social change these so called neo-libs have taken the stance that, to once again quote Rathmore, “we are pretty much fucked no matter what we do at this point, so let's keep playing till the ship goes under” referencing a popular urban legend about the Titanic. The Society for the Preservation for the Sunset has found political allies among other fatalistic organizations sprung from disillusionment with a Democratic party that, during this last legislative session, literally could not find their ass despite using both hands. The Society has formed a coalition with Americans for Despair, and The Just Let the Damn Thing Burn Initiative to explore options to increase public apathy and expedite the deterioration of our society.
Americans for Despair founder Joe Kroker spoke to Nooze Nuggets at the Sunset rally and said” Look sometimes you have to just rip the damn Band-aid off. If it's over a seven inch gash in your head, it's going to hurt and you're still going to bleed out, but at least you don't have that damn Band-Aid getting in your way.” When it was pointed out that his analogy didn't make any sense he pointed to the west and replied “SHHHHHH Preeeety”
While organizations such as Joe Kroker's and Brant Rathmore's are always gaining ground on the political left, they are coming under fire from the more traditional progressive stalwarts. ThinkProgress.org has slammed The Society for the Preservation of the Sunset for what it calls the Society's “utter abandonment of progressive ideals and beliefs” and “GOPesque embracing of all that is self serving and toxic to the civilization at large.” In response to these accusations Rathmore said that his organization “merely realizes the futility of giving a damn.” Expounding upon how his group is separate from many right wing groups with seemingly similar ideals, Rathmore said 'The difference between us and the GOP is that the Republicans think that may actually help society by increasing unemployment, personal debt levels, toxins in the environment and decreasing access to free education, the civil liberties of dissident factions and vital tax revenue. We know that it is the key to our destruction, we just figure we'll get there quicker if we all pitch in.”
For their part the GOP seems split among similar lines as usual. Mainline GOP Politicos think that the rising tide of disenfranchised leftists vying for a quick death of the human race are too extreme.
Meanwhile, the Teas Party movement has embraced them as brothers in arms. To quote House Majority Leader Eric Cantor “most of these people I've talked to have said that they don't want to see the rich get their money siphoned off in taxes either. They want the money with the rich in liquid forms so that if they choose to they can storm the houses of the rich, beat them within and inch of their lives, and take all possessions as their own. This is the Libertarian utopia we have been dreaming of.” Rathmore had no specific comment on this except to say “We haven't managed to bring down society yet, give us a LITTLE time. We are doing our best.”
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