I know it’s been a solid minute since I last posted something. Sorry about that, I’ve been busy plotting world domination (and as you know that’s an involved process).
Fear not though, I’m back and I have a rant for you! It’s fittingly patriotic too!
I’m completely done allowing the religious right to pretend that their opinions represent American values. I’m calling bullshit right now. Bullshit!
Henceforth when I see a makeshift patriot (thank you, Sage Francis) waving his flag, I’m taking it from him. Do you know what that flag stands for? It stands for Liberty AND Justice for ALL… Note the capital AND… it’s “and” not “either/or”… Note the ALL, it’s “all” not “the domestically bred white heterosexuals”…
“AND”
While my laundry list of complaints about the current political state of the country would go on for pages, I’ll simply address the above issues that seem to be growing increasingly important in the recent past. The PATRIOT Act forces us to trade in liberty for justice… and in our quest for justice, how many injustices can be justified? How many liberties must we give up before that injustice becomes great enough for us to seek justice?… AND if we were to sacrifice one, why would it be liberty over justice? This seems counter-intuitive… As I understood it, our cry wasn’t “Give me justice or give me death.”… But I’m not a god-fearing republican, so I may be “spinning” my historical facts. Anyway, I’m done with it. I no longer hold justice as dear as liberty, and will gladly allow a lax in justice in exchange for a return to liberty.
“ALL”
Justice for all: Unless of course, you’re a rich white guy, in which case, we’re not so concerned about justice as long as “You learned your lesson.” Our nation’s prisons can’t seem to hold enough minorities though… It’s almost as if the nation’s prisons are a series of camps created specifically for the purpose of the concentration of our great, white, christian society’s undesirables. We’re certainly not concerned about liberty or justice for all… Liberty for some… Justice for others… Liberty for the elite, justice for the rest!
I call “Bullshit!” on the whole thing. I’m not playing along anymore. I represent the real America, the one that’s based on freedom, liberty and equality. Your America that’s based on hate, fear, and war isn’t one of which I wish to be a part, and not the one which our nation’s founders created. You stole it, and I’m taking it back! I’m starting with the flag. When you see Old Glory waving in the breeze, don’t think of tyrany and oppression that the current regime represents, think of pothead values that Chronic represents. Think of freedom, liberty AND justice for ALL.