i'll tell ya
the world is scaring the shit out of me lately
today in a cab stuck in traffic enroute to my doctor to get a shot in the tushy
because my allergies have gone kaplooey from construction dust
long story
i hear on the news
that dozens have been killed in israel from a terrorist
so while i was feeling pangs of remorse for israel
i listen further and its happening right here in New York!
they followed with a special report about a synagogue
that is currently on fire...obviously an anti-semitic act of
vandalism turned PYRO ..
the shit is creeping back onto my home turf again...
i thought about all the little things that have crept into my world lately
there was the drunk hipster who looked up at me and said
"Haven't you heard? It's hip to be a Republican now!"
I said, "Hmmm well the Republicans think I'm too liberal. The Dems think I'm too
pro Israel to be a Dem...so I guess I'm directly in the center, sort of the VAGINA
of the political field.."
He did not smile or laugh merely muttered something about how he loved George Bush and his friend suggested we abruptly change the subject.
Now a days, you can't really freely discuss your political feelings
without risking a possible fight or cold icy glare
It used to be here in downtown NYC
hipsters, grunge kids, arty types like moi
would roll in our anti-establishment rap
love to be not so PC about a damn thing
it was just part of the thing DUDE
but now
everyone acts like big brother is watching them
and you know what
HE IS
lately it seems like being in america is not feeling very american
i was not anti-war on Iraq
i do think we went to war for the wrong reasons
take the motherfucker out for humanitarian issues
don't keep harping on these weapons of mass destruction that no one can find
nucular
nucular
nut
anyway
what scared me
was what happened to the folks who were anti war
listen as an American
it's their right to stand up and say they don't believe in this war
and it's our right to stand up and say screw off jerk
or yeah baby i'm with you..
but to have anti-war protestors
questioned as possible terrorists
or treated as anti-american
is well
anti-american
i mean didn't we learn anything from the 60's
and lately
with this 87 billion dollar price tag that
WE
are gonna have to pay by having our taxes hiked up the wazoo
and with those soldiers still over there
getting killed
and this thing dragging on a whole lot longer than it was supposed to
Vietnam comparisons are not feeling so far fetched
speaking of scary
did anyone see DC/911
the inside scoop on the baby bush during the september 11th crisis?
I mean my god
if that wasn't a propoganda flick i don't know what was
Holy shit
how many times were we gonna watch george junior clutch the police shield of the fallen port authority cop
and get misty eyed
how many times were we gonna hear members of his cabinet
point out how bad saddam was
how brave george junior is
how he is really in charge not dick cheney
i mean it was like they ran down the list of all the things americans feel
un-easy about when it comes to Dubya
and made the movie to snow them over
holy macaroni
i haven't seen such a total propaganda flick
since
well
shit
i guess i never have
that i'm aware of anyway..
so listen
in this day and age
i don't even know if it matters anymore
whether you're a democrat
or a republican
a conservative
a liberal
whatever the hell you call yourself
because all these politicians are
starting to sound an awful lot alike
but i think its important to stand up
and question those in power
to not just sit back
and have blind faith that our president
much like
god
will just do the right thing
because he just might NOT
and lord knows
we've have enough presidents who screwed up
and screwed us up to know that
what i remember most about the bruce springsteen concert i went to a little while back
is that the boss
stood up and basically said
the same thing i just said
it doesn't matter what you are a DEM or a Repub..
but you have to question your leaders
it's your right
and shit who could argue with the boss about that one
he made a lotta sense
and sang pretty good too
starting to like that guy..amazing moi the anti-jersey-an..
but i digress
my point is
its a scary ass time
and i don't feel a sense of peace and harmony in the world
or in this country
and i do feel
that opening up my mouth
and saying loud and proud
that NO I don't like a whole lotta stuff this government is doing
is a definate way to get
into a fight
maybe get an FBI file (if I don't have one already)
and possibly get watched
or have my calls tapped
or who knows what
but on the other hand
if we don't stand up
and ask
and demand
and scream when we don't like something
then we're all just sheep
and we don't deserve anything
more than sheep get
which pretty much means
grazing on grass
being turned into sweaters
and one day winding up in the stew
