Honestly, I don't know what to think. We are in the middle of an erosion of freedom. The effects are a little hard to grasp at the moment unless you follow the changes in the media pretty closely. Watch the next federal election and you'll see what I mean. It won't be about real issues, but bullshit carefully fed to the media that'll be in turn crapped out and spoonfed to us.
What I see happening next in the States is the drug trade being labelled terrorism and the new laws suddenly affecting the lives of most Americans, all part of an effort to secure the conservative vote. Kiss goodbye to your right for representation. I can't remember which amendment that was.
But what do you do? You can't vote the bastards out. A lot of the bastards you didn't even vote for in the first place. Part of me says that freedom is an idea, a state of mind, and that if you pass that idea on to enough people then it doesn't matter who thinks they've got power. The other part says that's bullshit, an idea that the fat white bastards on top use to control us. That the only way to beat them is blow them up and do a good job of it. But that's bullshit, too. I really have no idea what to do. I think we're fucked. You either beat the drum you're given or get the fuck out, wherever out is. Pass me my clothing that was made on a cost-efficient Chinese production line, that's only superior because it has labels protected by law from counterfiet. Give me my state endorsed sporting programs and my publicly-traded beer brand that sells itself as an Australian icon while being brewed in Canada.
The only thing I feel like blowing up at the moment is myself. Even I think I sound like a bored kid with no idea about what life's really about. I really shouldn't blog when I'm tired.