My friend Evolver Primtive Times had this question for me about what it means to be a political being, and it provided me a great opportunity to elaborate on this idea. And btw, check out Primitive Times blog - a think tank for the Occupy Movement - right here - http://www.primitivetimes.com. Good stuff here.
Here's a little something from Macrophage, the band I was in 10 years ago, that I finally got around to recording yesterday. I'm using it as the theme song for my forthcoming documentary, Forgiving D.C.
Lyrics:
When I talk about America, you think I'm talking about you
When I talk about America, you think I mean this land too
But this land was here before America
"Through the best of times,
Through the worst of times,
Through Nixon and through Bush,
Do you remember '36?
We went our seperate ways.
You fought for Stalin.
I fought for freedom.
You believe in authority.
I believe in myself.
I'm a molotov cocktail.
You're Dom Perignon.
Baby, what's that confused look in your eyes?
What I'm trying to say is that
So we are apparently one of two things in one aspect of our being. (since there are many). We are either a physical body simply so complicated that we have things like emotion, feelings, and illusion of thought. Or we are spirits inside a physical body. I sort of choose the second because.
In the wake of the now subsiding G20 in Toronto with a record breaking number of arrests estimated at 900 protesters and many pieces of footage I am wanting to sort through my thoughts on what is known as "black bloc's".
it bothers me, immensely, that so many people never consider anarchism as a legitimate political philosophy simply because it is surrounded by so much negative social stigma. so- this is my 2 cents. take from it what you will.
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
