by Itch » Fri 31 Dec 2004, 00:10:15
Interesting interpretation of "Lord of the Rings." To me, it seemed like another one of those "Us vs. Them" movies. The pure, Aryan humans, elves, dwarves were destined to do battle with the darkie orcs, who coincidentally come from the East -- the west's eternal foe. Of course, I only saw the movies, and I don't remember too many details due to my opinion of the quality of the movie. I was probably intoxicated at the time, too.
So here we are with "Us vs. Them" again, only there is no confrontation this time, because "they" have already won, and have maintained their victory for some time. Squatters who provide their own sustenance are the only ones who deny power to those who seek it; for the rest of us, we can only reduce our contribution to them.
As far as resistance goes, lets forget about these dubious figures in the government for a moment, and consider that there are probably a few hundred million creepy motherfuckers supporting the current government; the other millions would have opted for a sound corporatist, which is frightening because many of these people failed to see this man for who he is. I can, of course, sympathize with the rationale the future emerging scapegoats used to vote for this man. Nevertheless, it's more frigtening to have a man who is not only a corporatist, but also apparently talks to God on the telephone on a frequent basis. I reckon that most of the voters are guided by emotions, which is enough to give me the motivation to stay the fuck away from these people. As for those, like me, who didn't vote, it doesn't really mean shit. If no one voted, it would be easier for the powerful to usurp power; if everyone votes, then permission is given to usurp power. Either way, Joe Fuckup gets fucked.
Given that most of the people favor some form of covertly oppressive entity governing their lives, why would anyone genuinely rebel at this point? I have the most sincere doubt in the marketed mettle of the American people. Most of those who are opposed to current government will continue to badmouth their masters, while using automobiles and US dollars on a daily basis.
India then is not America today. The racial and political groups in this country are heavily fragmented, which makes it harder for a common foe to emerge. When shit happens there will be greatly different applications of blame -- which means a greater variety of enemies. I think that people with darker skin colors will blame those with lighter skin colors. The Bush voters will blame their light-skinned counterparts who think differently than them, and will also enjoy blaming those who fuck or wish to fuck people of the same sex. The former will blame the corporations, the latter, I think, will not be in a poisition to blame, and would rather arm themselves and stay the fuck away from those who froth at the mouth by the mention of their well-known derogatory names. Those who have traditions that don't revolve around blame will probably have an easier time, unless, of course, they are the ones being blamed.
A primary scapegoat is usually marketed by those in control, but in this case it would be very hard to convince various groups of people who to hate, so if there is going to be a resistance, it will be against different groups of fellow peasants. We don't work well together, anyway, so why would anyone expect collective action? One loser's enemy is another loser's friend.
I suggest staying the fuck out everyone's way, especially the government. When an animal detects the presence of its natural predator, it does its best to get the fuck away from its hungry adversary; it doesn't lie to itself by thinking that it has a bigger dick than its enemy and charges toward its foe. The prey is thinking, "Oh shit; I better get the fuck outta here." We, at least on this part of the planet's land mass, think, "I have a bigger dick than that loser, so I think I'll throw my own shit at him, even though I know my natural defenses are saying 'Fuck this shit, run, you asshole,' but fuck it, I want feel better about myself and hopefully impress potential mates" while confronted by the only natural predator -- his own kind. The non-primate either retreats to safety or dies; the primate deludes himself -- because the craziest ones are the males -- and gets hammered by his indisputably more powerful opponent.
Overtly resist, and you will find yourself walking into the chomping jaws of death. If you connceal, evade, and try your best to attain anonymity to the highest degree, then your masters will cease to be your masters. I believe that this is genuine resistance in our case. Not everyone can do it, but maybe not everyone should.
The limits to all kinds of things is frequently discussed on this board. Limits apply heavily to effectiveness of predator versus prey. Other animals usually have advantages and disadvantages. For instance, deer have an exceptional sense of smell and hearing, which gives them the ability to sometimes avoid predators before they even see them. If the collective government is the enemy, then they are an enemy with plenty of bodies who are masters at war and control. If you violently resist, you will be shot and killed. If you protest or block the business that most people are certain they depend on, then you will be arrested, and probably soon be killed. These tactics are an attack against something that is stronger than the populace, since they have the power to control the distribution of life's necessities.
The only defense against this beast that I can think of is to make yourself not worth being hunted.