Freedom Only Exists With Individual Action
by SARTRE
Where is the Spirit of the Parents?
Once the mood of alienation dominated society. Now the condition of apathy reigns. Our collective nature has not changed, but what has died is our will for self respect. No longer is this nation the land of the brave, for it has become the cocoon of the timid. The oligarchy of control did not reach the pinnacle of power through a coup d'etat. They were blessed to rule by the Sheeple (or sheep-people) looking for a grassland, free - for them to feed upon. How absurd, the fantasy of government bounty.
The character of America is but a hollow shell of past generations. Today the "me generation" has grayed to become the "you owe me" generation. The health of the Republic has transmuted into the stoicism of the captive. Willful resignation is not only the abode of the desperate, it has become the residue of the beggar. Society applauds the indigent and fears the independent. Alas, the savior of the weak is the State - which no one dare deny. The cure for all the ills, lies in the sustenance of that monthly check . . .
So goes the tale of modern America. The annals of this transition has accelerated with each war. Wilson made us proud to make the world safe for government. Roosevelt showed us the vision of empire and the generosity of our federal father. Truman proved the wisdom of civilian control. Johnson gave us the joy of humbling defeat, while Nixon preached the benefits of deceit. And Bush I and George II pave the way and oil the road to permanent government service.
Yes, our history is rich in it's respect for individual conscience, as long as it coincides with the prevailing policies . . . But you say how great and powerful we are and how the wealth has been shared among us all. We live longer, we are better informed, we are mutlicultured and who could deny that we have the best public servants the world has ever seen? Ah, we must be happy - just give us more . . .
Can anyone dispute that our leaders have served well? No longer need we toil for our daily bread. Long gone are the days of personal burden, dear old dad does all the work. And who really needs those coins in our pockets, our plight is not our own - but is shared by each and paid by all. Finally we live our dream, freedom is dead.
As the new millennium takes shape, the disruption of electoral change is no longer a concern. The faces may change, but the same polices remain. What need could there be to risk the confusion of change? We have it good and have learned, since those days long back - when we were in school. No more estrangement, we have our share of the common loot. All that fuss in choice just drains the soul. Better to accept, so we can forget . . . as our government love fest shows.
The prospects for personal freedom is still well and real. It's not the individual that has an altered nature, but the society that humanity built. The collective mind has been shaped to accept agreement and punish singular achievement. The reality of today's mass culture shuns risk and rewards pack behavior. The herd is protected, while the stallion is gelded. To overcome the group think, one needs to rebel. Looking to elected officer holders for relief is like waiting for the politician to get religion. They are all practicing hedonist heretics, just lusting for power.
The upheaval of campus defiance is the mirror of adult hypocrisy. Even when dead wrong on the issues, the passion of a cause allows life to flow within their veins. The "future is now" and the world is owed a difference. Freedom is often chaotic and rowdy, but it is always a response to a willful choice. Even when it's an unconscious act, the mindset accepts the need for choosing. Youth understands vulnerability. Failure is acceptable, for achievement must be learned.
Contrast this with the intensity from the walking dead who value careers, while perfecting institutional insanity. They are our mature managers. They are tools of the masters in designed malaise. They are the one's who demand complacency. They are the crowd that promote mediocrity. For they are the truly lost parents, of the future generation.
Freedom requires individual action. Government can never be tamed without continuous confrontation. The State never raises the level of freedom for they are in the business of maintaining control. People create freedom when they defy the seducement of the charlatan, posing as a public benefactor. Civic institutions project the illusion of security and stability, for the mere price of surrendering personal freedom.
Those who reject the nature of our species rise to positions of authority, while holding true to their base appetites. Freedom is core to our purpose. It is attained in only one way, one act at a time. No legislature, bureaucracy, court or king can give you that which only you can create. So why bother with the trappings of a fraud that is called democracy? Allowing your essence as a person to be incarcerated by the whims of the mob is insane. Accepting the schemes of the potentate, as a substitute for the dignity of the individual, is psychotic. But the Sheeple are many - while the free are few.
The purity of adolescence is lost not with years, but is surrendered willingly to the seductive allure of the harlot State. Laws may extend equitable treatment, but they never originate freedom. Only the individual can be free, for the State never has "rights". It's only purpose is to serve the citizen. This is a lesson that is seldom learned, but can never be denied. Voluntary human relationships are normal and are known when young. Rebellion is natural and experienced when young. But when the fruit of a tainted government diet is ingested, the insight of youth turns into the apathy of maturity.
Freedom liberates the spirit, cures the cynicism and heals the guilt. So will you forage upon the public pasture or will you celebrate the delight of your youth - REBEL ????
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I liked it because it made since. The apathetic, careless attitude of the common American citizen is almost just as much to blame for the confiscation of our civil liberties as Bush himself.