[rant] Your cowardice sucks.
Fear is a strong motivator. Fear of terrorism, fear of death… The lengths people will go to in order to avoid facing fear amazes me. Is unquestioning loyalty easier than facing fear? How do fear and desperation become unshakeable faith? How do fear and laziness cause unquestioning internalization of whatever is on The News today? How do fear and stupidity lead to an unshakeable one-sided view of events? Is your hateful job better than dealing with your fear of change? Are your monthly car payments easier than admitting you’ve been manipulated by flashy ads during the super bowl? And those anonymous strangers and shallow friends who judge you by what year your Land Rover is, are you afraid you’ll lose their respect?
What lies will you accept to avoid facing your fear? A $500 kickback from the president? The illusion of security? The promise that your country is better than any other country in the world, and always will be as long as you give up a little freedom? How little privacy is too little? An NSA camera in your kitchen? Bedroom? What if I told you it’s for the safety of your children? What if I told you it was to protect everyone from terrorism, and you risk being investigated if you don’t participate in this completely voluntary program? What if it came with free broadband?
How easy is it to buy the cooperation of US citizens? Is it really this easy to expand federal powers, with a little media spin, a tax credit, and a rah rah rah? Do we really value our freedom so little? If not, do we really deserve it?
This isn’t the America I grew up in. I feel like the citizens of this country have let me down by being easily manipulated, lazy cowards.
I’m easily manipulated–and I vote!
