X
 Why
does Gen. X rise up in outrage to
fight the breathtaking, pitched
"Battle of Seattle"
against international corporate
elites, but won't make a move to
march on, and lay seige to,
Washington D.C. to protest
capitalist brutality of the
home-grown variety? Priorities
seem to be switched here, as the
former is only theory, albiet bad
theory, while the latter is
reality. And if you don't
perceive this reality to be
sinister, then you're dozing off,
becoming enablers by default.
Like
the Bastille, this is a battle
that must be fought, and for the
same reason; the arrogance of
power, class, and culture. To
aquiese is to fail the tenets
guaranteed by a free and
equitable civilization, because,
make no mistake, the elites will
not throttle back their greed
unless compelled to do so. This
is a fight tailor-made for
"Boomers", of which
some of us are just itching to
enjoin. But, truth be told, we're
past our warrior prime, having
fought those battles years ago,
subsequently hanging up our
swords on the wall for posterity,
along with our
"cahones". So it's up
to X.
Corporate
terrorism is not benign, my
friends, and like the
opportunistic virulent virus that
it is, spreads rapidly when its
symptoms are ignored and go
unchecked. With the promise of
"plenty for everyone",
greed delivers nothing but
deceit, benefiting the select
few, while leaving most, in the
end, bereft of all but bitterness
and a sense of betrayal by
capitalism's scummy creed of
"get it all while you
can!" And if that is your
idea of a just society, then
you're part of the problem.
Nothing
stirs passions like the clash of
ideologies, and this is certainly
that. We've seen, with the
anti-Globalist movement, what
heartfelt passion of purpose can
accomplish. Gen. X would do
American culture a great service,
while establishing an admirable
and courageous legacy, by
forcefully taming this evil of
wanton gluttony that threatens us
more each day, emboldened by its
own perceived omnipotence. We
need it done. X can do it. Too
Arms...!!
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