What has happened to our country?
In the short span of just a little over two centuries we have gone from majestic revolutionaries to a land of apathetic, paralyzed malcontents that would rather channel surf on our 52″ plasma screens in search of the latest bimbo on parade escapade than take arms against the assault laid upon the very foundation of our society, the rape of our environment and the destruction of commerce that has supported out prosperous way of life.
Over the last 7 and a half years we have seen the manipulation of a once proud and enthusiastic people steered to the trough of war and persuaded to dine on the entrails of lies and deceits fed to us by the very leaders who have sworn to protect us. 200 years ago the patriots of the 13 colonies would have reacted to the putrid aroma of falsehoods and malfeasance by shoving a load of shot directly into the belly of the beast, calling for their heads and rousting the town to come together and rid the countryside of the very shadow cast by a tyrant who dare defile our liberty.
Alas the shouts of the Green Mountain Boys are nothing more than whispers on the wind, drowned out by the latest broadcast of monarch owned network babble, cyber streamed antics of face planted adolescence and fame seeking street walkers posing as talent.
Where is the outrage?
Where is the passion for the rights our ancestors and love ones spilled their life’s blood for?
We would rather spend out time bemoaning the lack of quality entertainment and bitch about a government that has neither cared for the common man nor acts in their defense all the while sitting on our hands awaiting the next beer bong filled with the latest toxic brew of premium cable titillation to be thrust down our gullet until we puke on the very meal we admit to distaste but openly accept.
The atrocities perpetrated by an elite gang of thugs who purchased their way into power has apparently done nothing to raise the ire or indignation of its citizens and instead catapulted us into a nauseating spin whereby the end result has been an over abundance of retching to the point we either don’t care, think it’s incredibly funny or both.
Perhaps our reaction is more of a testament to American capitalism than American apathy. We have become so complacent; fat and happy consumers who even while on minimum wage can make payments on the big TV, purchase pay per view cable and enjoy most of the creature comforts that help insulate us from the outside world where realities aren’t scripted and sponsors don’t pony up the cost to wrap up the problem before the end of the program.
Even as our economy plunges toward the next great depression most people don’t seem to truly appreciate the dire straits our nation is headed for. When was the last time we had a significant march on the capital, focused on one main topic and not a disenfranchised collection of separate interests that has all the power and intensity of a 1st graders juice box.
The time to stand and demand is more crucial to the health and welfare of our society than at any time before it. The tide is rising and unless we take action to stem the raging waters of destruction our once proud and innovative nation will become nothing more than a watermark on the pages of history.
