Monday, January 21, 2008

Happy New Year and all that rot...

...I know I've been lax with this place, but apparently I've built a bit of a life - yeah, yeah, I'm as astounded as you are. I thought I'd take a break to wax a little poetic about a great man that was taken from us way too soon...

...but instead this is for those of you (including friends and family) that laughed at me because I had to work on MLK Day...

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That felt good. Oh, by the way kiddies, those amazing protest photos with the picket signs and such from way back when, are longer relevant. Money talks, bullshit runs the marathon. Police brutality, racism, black female misogyny, BET... all of this madness can be stopped simply by PROTESTING WITH YOUR WALLET! The Montgomery Bus Boycott was all about people doing exactly that, and that must be done again on a larger scale. Let's take a cue from the Jews, they know how to threaten with their money (well, that and Israel). The reason why this nonsense continues is because "they" know that when something horrible goes down, we'll pitch a fit, call in Sharpton to get some photo-ops, then forget about it after a week or so. They know we're lazy and spoiled, they know we have no solidarity, our kids don't even try to hide their worthlessness (see the Jena Six boys at some award show). I know no one will see this, but damn, it makes me so sad to see these little girls out here with babies, the boys with their pants hanging past their asses, emulating PRISON culture, as if their aspiring to get there. Where are the parents? Why can't we get it together?

The last good episode of the Boondocks was the dream Huey had where MLK never actually died, he remained in a coma for many years to awaken in our time. He was not happy. Unlike the surprisingly happy ending in that episode, it was just a dream, still a dream, the message has definitely been lost and probably never to be found.

So there's my tribute to Martin Luther King, if he hadn't been shot, he probably would have committed suicide. Happy birthday.

I'm so sorry.