Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Participitory Democracy

American politics is a carefully stage-managed affair. The clip below is certainly not unique. This thing happens everyday now. Every time a politician speaks in America, someone asks too many questions and armed thugs drag him away. It's not about law, it's about force. It's not about virtue, it's about power. I've seen several versions of this clip, taken from various angles by cameraphone. The young man spoke for less than 30 seconds and said nothing threatening when the female officer asked him to leave. She did nothing when he refused, however, after he used the word blowjob, they grabbed him. When he resisted, asking why they were dragging him away, they tased him. When he got to the lobby, they accused him of attempting to incite a riot, which is what they'll charge him with. It will get thrown out of court, since the video shows that he incited nothing. But the cops don't care about putting him in jail, merely dragging him from the political forum, since it is his questions, not his actions that they are there to enforce. Like I said, this happens everyday now. Go ahead. Search around on youtube for an hour, and you'll find thousands of clips just like this. The politicians, their henchman, the sheep, and the rabble-rousers, an ancient game we play. They let us sit in a room and listen to the man. If we are passive, we remain free. If we demand the truth, our freedom is curtailed. He may be a bit edgy, but this young man is asking questions that I for one would certainly like answers to.


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