Amerika

[starlightsymph]

"Land of money, land of lust, land of freedom, land of hatred, land of redemption, land of the crooked cop, land of the broken soul. Land of shame, land of invention, land of incorporation, land of invasion. Land of culture, land of stolen memories, land of “buy now and pay later”, land of the suburbs, land of the serial killer, land of creative genius and intellectual property rights. Land of tax evasion, land of corporate espionage, land of other people’s money. Land of the Indians, land of the natives, land of the graves caused by blood filled rages. Land of trusts, land of bonds, land of personal property and “get off of my lawn”. Land of smog, land of poverty, land of notoriety and despair, land of the free, home of the brave, for those who are dumb enough to try not to care. Land of free-will as long as it’s mine. Land of opportunity and mountains of gold, these all memories from a time long ago. Land of my birth and probably death, land of the man lost and too far in debt. “Get out of my way”, “Leave me alone”, “Ask someone else”, “There’s nobody home”. “I’ve paid my taxes why should I help?”, “Go get a job”, “Go somewhere else”. Land of the soccer mom and low-interest loans, land of MacDonald’s and 90 million cell phones. Land of “It’s mine”, and “Play hard or die”, land of corruption and a smog filled sky. Land of welfare-to-work and funding for bombs, or anything else that can keep kids from their moms. Tax breaks for rich, oil is god, globalize now and loose all of your jobs. Send work over seas where it costs only dimes, then ship all the profits to the rich capitalist swine. Exploit all the world, or bomb it at least, and do it all now in the name of a priest. Kill our environment, say good-bye to the trees, we will not be needing those to fuel our SUVs. Is it time now? Is it time for a change, or do things need to get much worse before you will un-shackle your chains. You are not your ‘total-net-worth’, or your ‘line of credit’, you are not someone to sit while they take all the credit. You are nothing more than the ideals in your brain, but I’m sure that for most of you, those ideals should be shame. There is no god to save you, no bright healing light, all that we have is what we make here tonight. Please stand up and speak, please say that you’re here, stop crying in the dark and living in fear. Go make a difference, go do it today, for if you don’t soon then we’ll have nothing to say. There is no threat, no man with a gun, no razor in the candy to ruin your fun. All there is now is a government threat, a man named ‘W’ with scary rich friends. It has been going on for years and will continue at that, until we say stop and show them that we are a threat. A people of thoughts and not just money to spend, a people with love and not fear or regret. Go change the world, but do it with thought, don’t hide behind excuses and terrorist plots. Understand who we are “Amerika”, we are not as great as we think, WE are the ones terrorizing and oppressing the meek. We take all their resources, their money, and lives, so that you can be happy and not pay too much to drive.

I am not my money, I am not what I do, I am a normal person just like any of you."