I'm curious.

All this came about yesterday, talking to a friend of mine's father who is very liberal, a free-thinker and a very intelligent man. It got me to thinking about things and how I have kind of lost my way in this big bad world of things.. and listening to KPFK a lot lately has kind of helped...

When I was young, dumb and full of lofty ideals, the first Gulf "War" had started. I was fresh out of high school, finally over the idea that I wanted to join the Navy (and go to war? Fuck that!) and wanting to do something that would help others see that we were heading into my generation's Vietnam conflict (it wasn't a war either).

Fifteen years later, we're in another iteration of this stupid Iraq "war", with another "war" on terror to boot. We have a president that says we're winning both, but.. are we? And is there even an actual war on terror? Or is it something the US government concocted to get everyone on board so we wouldn't complain when they start chipping away at our civil rights and liberties? Of course, this all started with 9/11, which at the time I truly believed was a conspiracy by our own government to jump into the arena of bombing other countries. I often jump sides on this because, on one side, the evidence for conspiracy is good but, on the other side, the evidence can be shown to be skewed or can be refuted. It's hard to make a decision on that one.. so, the jury is still out.

Anyway, back from that tangent.. My point is.. I want to do something to tell my generation as well as this new generation that this is our version of the Vietnam conflict and people need to start caring and people need to start doing something. The rest of the world is looking at us with contempt and the majority of the U.S. is wondering why the fuck no one likes us.

I'll tell you why no one likes us - it's because we have a dumbfuck president running amock in the White House who is bullying the rest of the world. And now that the dollar is sliding into oblivion and the price of oil is skyrocketing, the governments of other countries aren't caring anymore that we could slap them with sanctions. Money talks, folks.. and we're becoming mute.

Yes, we're starting to crumble. And on Bush's watch to boot.

With national elections coming up, we're geared to elect a person for president. This person has to do something about the war, the price of oil, the environment, the fact that we're hated around the world and that we're going to hell in a handbasket. And the only reason why I think young people are going to vote is because it's trendy when a black man and a white woman are running to become the Commander and Chief of the United States of America and they support one of those two. And once this person is elected, do you think they're going to do anything about the aforementioned items? Not a damn thing. It will all be lipservice because why, kids? Because corporate greed takes precedence over the people's needs.

Damn it.. another tangent.

No matter how much they doctor that shit up, it's still shit. Hmm, a song by the Dead Kennedys comes to mind. KINKY SEX MAKES THE WORLD GO ‘ROUND

I've always wanted to be a bringer of change. A person that helps others realize that there is something we can do to make things better. I want to be someone who educates. I just never knew how. And I still don't. But, I'm a step closer to figuring it out. It's a lofty goal to be a revolutionary, and I could never claim such a title. But, damn it, I want to be one.