It’s no secret that this is a violent nation. Violence is practically embedded into our DNA as a society- from the media that we consume, to our cultural value system, and even into the lyrics to our national anthem. But as violence continues to rise in response to social unrest, I feel it’s imperative to remind you all that political violence is never the answer. Unless, of course, the question is: “Are you the cops, the military, or Israel?” and the answer following that question is, “Yes.”
We’ve always been a divided nation, and from that division there will naturally be disagreements. Indeed, it is often the hallmark of a healthy society to have those very disagreements so that we can explore and work through them together to achieve a common goal. So, to see so many of us taking the law into our own hands to dole out frontier justice, and not trust the systems that we’ve built around us to safeguard us from such recklessness feels like we’re taking a giant step back- the kind of step back and directly onto the skulls of the innocent that is only okay to do if you’re the cops, the military, or Israel.
This is a country that was built by the people, and for the people. And we as people are governed by laws that we must follow in order to uphold the foundations of all that is civil and decent.
However, the government has historically been prodigiously opaque on what it considers to be a person. So, let me present this simple questionnaire to help clarify…
1) Do you pay taxes?
2) If you blatantly commit a crime, will you be punished for it?
If you answered yes to either of those questions, then congratulations, you’re one of the “people” that the founding fathers were talking about. If not, then that means you have the correct job; one that enforces the will of the owners of this imperialist slaughterhouse and its bloodthirsty franchisee in the Middle East.
So, remember; you, the people, are only allowed to do your cute, orderly, peaceful protests that ultimately do nothing. Political violence, however, is only for God Kings and their heavily armed stooges who benefit from you being nice about your own oppression.
Hope this helps.
