So this is where we are, this is how far we've come.
To write honestly is better then to write well.
I am rereading Blue Like Jazz (recommended) - this coupled with an early-morning romp through this month's issue of GQ garned a slight disdain for most everybody's (and mine) attitude. Everybody likes Johnny Depp. He IS cool - not that he possessed the attribute, but he actually defines it. Depp does whatever he wants, wears what he wants, lives where he wants, and says what he wants. He always has a cigarette, he used to be addicted to drugs and be in a rock band, he owns an island and plays pirates in movies. We like him because he doesn't care what you or I think about him. He is like noone else and as a result we all want to be like him.
Why does 99% of the population have so much fear of being their own person? Why are we so dominated by GroupThink? Maybe because identifying oneself by the group offers so many 'outs.' You can't really be held responsible for anything if you're only a small part of such a large organization. After all, if you can't singlehandedly change the direction of the body you can't be accountable for its shortcomings - just wave a blind finger in the direction of: the group. It's enough to make you hate marketing and huge corporations and shady governments.
Today during our pre-work banter in the cafeteria, someone said to me that Disney has become greedy and cheap. Without thinking, I replied, "They always do." Was that a socialist thing to say?
The musings, laughter, anguish, and tears of a Stickman living the life drawn for him by the Artist. "I must learn to serve the Artist first, His pen directs my path. He breathes life into these worn-out sticks, And stickmen will see at last."
About Me
- MRJ
- Poor. Student. Firefighter. EMT. Kind. Optimistic. Shy. Dreamer. Fool. Happy.
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6 comments:
hear hear! well said, my good man. i like how you think. and therein lies the other reason for group think: i like how you think, so i applaud you and (short of vision myself) want to be like you. So i merge just a little bit into your lane and pretty soon we have a regular school of fishes on this freeway of life.
your comment about disney wasn't necc. socialist: only honest. socialist would be if you begged for Disney to give benefits to walmart employees. :P take that Trevor.
Cheers!
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I'm sorry to have to disagree with you Galen, but Disney giving benefits to Walmart employees is not socialist, it is charitable. Socialist would be the employees of Disney controlling the company.
Take that Galen. ;)
If Disney employees controlled Disney, then Disney would be a democracy. You could all wear togas and drop your black stone in the box.
Disney would be socialist, because WalMart would feel entitled.
On guard!
Exactly, Disney would be a democracy, which is why socialism is sometimes referred to as democratic socialism as well, because it could be argued that such a system is much more democratic than this country we call the world's greatest democracy
Those who call this country the world's greatest democracy are the very reason we aren't a democracy. People are too stupid to vote in their own best interest. We're a body with member states, a congress seperated from the judicial and executive branches, and representation. We're a republic, straight up.
I must agree. There's got to be something to write about since you've been home and actually become a firefighter and everything.
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