This lonely existence paves the way
For the hard of hearts must beat be brave
While this quiet lightning storm
Wrecks the harvest gold we try to sow
So it begins
The way the blood still dances beneath the skin
There's the messenger from hell says we're bound to win
As the days do come but the years do go
So take care of your freedom they'll never know
I sit on the wing for a blackbird song
To tell me where and when this all went wrong
There's no resolution without remorse
With ignorance's bliss yes let's state of course
Puncture the skin and see his blood run cold on desert sand
Come hear the meant for mothers with childless hands
As the days do come but the years do go
So take care of your freedom they'll never know
Take good care of your freedom they'll never know
As the days do come and the years do go
So take care of your freedom they'll never know
-Dave King
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Let's Push Things Forward
I have always railed against the idiocy of the general population: it is so prevalent and so easy. It is a little harder to pinpoint the source of the this idiocy. There are innumerable reasons for this stupidity, some more sinister than others, some more plausible than others.
A large factor in our national stupidity is the idea of making money. There is no such thing as "enough" anymore. I can't think of an advertisement, product, or hit song that offers the idea of contentment, of being satisfied, of being OK with being OK. It always has to be more: bigger cars, bigger homes, best clothes, spinnin' rims - they spinnin' they spinnin' they spinnin'!! And why would a company encourage the idea of enough? It doesn't make sense from a business standpoint. You need to convince your potential consumers that they have to buy your product. And as advertising has become more sophisticated with the advent of the technology age, sellers have exponentially increased their coverage of the public. When people are receiving thousands of conscious and unconscious signals every day telling them to buy, companies must make sure their product makes up as large a portion of that blitz as possible, lest they be drowned out. So, how does this make us stupid? The massive onslaught of suggestions and even demands to buy certain products overloads our inputs, and some people cave in. Caving in to buying huge homes they can't afford, new cars they don't need, and even attitudes that aren't their own!
So now you have a large population that is so inundated with a "buy first, also buy second" culture, the focus is not on matters of politics, economy, welfare, justice, or democracy: people focus on material goods because they feel they must maintain a lead in the world marketers have created for us. I am NOT saying that shopping for new clothes or nice things is bad or stupid, but when they become your first and only priority while the world around you is filled with so much that wrong, then yes, it is bad and stupid.
So, how come we are still stupid? With all of the awful things going on, from our government being a diseased shell of its former self, America mocked around the world, and seriously evil people running the show, why don't people care? Well, here's where the stupidity and the sinister smash into each other. Case in point: on Countdown with Keith Olbermann they did a story on conservative Los Angeles radio talk show host Kevin James. On May 15th, 2008, he appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews spouting the latest Presidential "talking point", that speaking to terrorists is appeasement. Appeasement in this sense is referencing former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who essentially ceded a country that wasn't his (Czechoslovakia) to Adolf Hitler after meeting with the leader of the rising German nation. Comparing this appeasement with opening a dialog with those trying to kill us is, to the say the least, slightly less than idiotic. But leaving that alone, as it is par for the course with this administration, we'll return to Kevin James. James is literally shouting at host Chris Matthews and another guest about "appeasement" and "energizing the enemy" and several other phrases I'm sure he just learned. Matthews breaks in long enough to ask James point blank, "Do you know what appeasement is?" James continues shouting the same two sentences over and over and over again, while Matthews repeats his questions several different ways, finally stating, "You must answer this question: What exactly did Chamberlain do wrong?" James, after literally three minutes of non-stop screeching and parroting, finally admits he doesn't know.
And that right there is the conspiracy. This administration literally has people shouting out mindless phrases and slogans to misguide the public from its actions. Just earlier this month several retired generals came forth, saying the government hand-fed them information to regurgitate in public. And so many of us are so stupid that we're swallowing it.
But is it even a conspiracy? Perhaps it feels that way because the government is so brazen about it. There is no shadowy parking lots, no secret informants. It's not under-the-table, it's razzle-dazzle so bright you can't see the magician's hands, just the blinding flash. If you've read this far, thanks, I know that I get really wordy. Please, just take a moment from now on and think about everything you take in. Don't respond to something without pausing first. Don't buy into something without knowing why you're buying into it. I'm tired of watching the country slide down into this cesspool. We, as individuals, have to start pushing things forward. The battle is huge, and as an individual you can only affect yourself, so start there, and be yourself.
A large factor in our national stupidity is the idea of making money. There is no such thing as "enough" anymore. I can't think of an advertisement, product, or hit song that offers the idea of contentment, of being satisfied, of being OK with being OK. It always has to be more: bigger cars, bigger homes, best clothes, spinnin' rims - they spinnin' they spinnin' they spinnin'!! And why would a company encourage the idea of enough? It doesn't make sense from a business standpoint. You need to convince your potential consumers that they have to buy your product. And as advertising has become more sophisticated with the advent of the technology age, sellers have exponentially increased their coverage of the public. When people are receiving thousands of conscious and unconscious signals every day telling them to buy, companies must make sure their product makes up as large a portion of that blitz as possible, lest they be drowned out. So, how does this make us stupid? The massive onslaught of suggestions and even demands to buy certain products overloads our inputs, and some people cave in. Caving in to buying huge homes they can't afford, new cars they don't need, and even attitudes that aren't their own!
So now you have a large population that is so inundated with a "buy first, also buy second" culture, the focus is not on matters of politics, economy, welfare, justice, or democracy: people focus on material goods because they feel they must maintain a lead in the world marketers have created for us. I am NOT saying that shopping for new clothes or nice things is bad or stupid, but when they become your first and only priority while the world around you is filled with so much that wrong, then yes, it is bad and stupid.
So, how come we are still stupid? With all of the awful things going on, from our government being a diseased shell of its former self, America mocked around the world, and seriously evil people running the show, why don't people care? Well, here's where the stupidity and the sinister smash into each other. Case in point: on Countdown with Keith Olbermann they did a story on conservative Los Angeles radio talk show host Kevin James. On May 15th, 2008, he appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews spouting the latest Presidential "talking point", that speaking to terrorists is appeasement. Appeasement in this sense is referencing former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who essentially ceded a country that wasn't his (Czechoslovakia) to Adolf Hitler after meeting with the leader of the rising German nation. Comparing this appeasement with opening a dialog with those trying to kill us is, to the say the least, slightly less than idiotic. But leaving that alone, as it is par for the course with this administration, we'll return to Kevin James. James is literally shouting at host Chris Matthews and another guest about "appeasement" and "energizing the enemy" and several other phrases I'm sure he just learned. Matthews breaks in long enough to ask James point blank, "Do you know what appeasement is?" James continues shouting the same two sentences over and over and over again, while Matthews repeats his questions several different ways, finally stating, "You must answer this question: What exactly did Chamberlain do wrong?" James, after literally three minutes of non-stop screeching and parroting, finally admits he doesn't know.
And that right there is the conspiracy. This administration literally has people shouting out mindless phrases and slogans to misguide the public from its actions. Just earlier this month several retired generals came forth, saying the government hand-fed them information to regurgitate in public. And so many of us are so stupid that we're swallowing it.
But is it even a conspiracy? Perhaps it feels that way because the government is so brazen about it. There is no shadowy parking lots, no secret informants. It's not under-the-table, it's razzle-dazzle so bright you can't see the magician's hands, just the blinding flash. If you've read this far, thanks, I know that I get really wordy. Please, just take a moment from now on and think about everything you take in. Don't respond to something without pausing first. Don't buy into something without knowing why you're buying into it. I'm tired of watching the country slide down into this cesspool. We, as individuals, have to start pushing things forward. The battle is huge, and as an individual you can only affect yourself, so start there, and be yourself.
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