Unintentional shameful indoctrination
Police play kits, for sale
Guns, badges and shackles
Pervasive us against them notion
Plastic bullets nary emotion
In a mimicked imitation
Of dominance and death
As an errant solution
Playing with power
Playing for keeps
Playing for real
State power approved
Screened images as
To who gets shot
Taught by products bought
Taut as souls are lost
We will pay the price
Without counting the cost
Moving up to real bullets
Buried down in closed caskets
To serve and protect
The served and protected
Preserve, don’t neglect
The gods have you, selected
Creations you manifested
Indoctrinating the next and
Subsequent
Subjugated generations
That their world will
Be constricted down to
A limited two behavior
Option, of either good or bad
Arbitrarily decided by those
Not adhering to similar rules
Forging and forcing the
Entropy of their psyche
Into a permanent residence
Of cognitive dissonance
Having emerged from a realm
Where that does not exist
Blurred from their vision of
How things could be
Heaven on earth perhaps
Peace and tranquility
Easily worth a chance
Excerpt from Rush’s “2112”
[V. Oracle: The Dream]
‘…I guess it was a dream, but even now it all seems so vivid to me. Clearly yet I see
the beckoning hand of the oracle as he stood at the summit of the staircase…’
‘…I see still the incredible beauty of the sculptured cities and the pure spirit of man revealed in the lives and works of this world. I was overwhelmed by both wonder and understanding as I saw a completely different way to life, a way that had been crushed by the Federation long ago. I saw now how meaningless life had become with the loss of all these things…’
(The lyrical reinterpretation)
Rush “2112”
I wandered home through the silent streets
And fell into a fitful sleep
Escape to realms beyond the night
Dream can’t you show me the light?
I stand atop a spiral stair
An oracle confronts me there
He leads me on light years away
Through astral nights, galactic days
I see the works of gifted hands
That grace this strange and wondrous land
I see the hand of man arise
With hungry mind and open eyes
(musical interlude)
They left the planet long ago
The elder race still learn and grow
Their power grows with purpose strong
To claim the home where they belong
Home to tear the Temples down…
Home to change!
How it is now, has not always been
Must recognize that to change it
Quit playing along in the game
That manufactured consent
And ego perpetuates ad nauseam
Being played and your being, played
The rule of law is not natural
For it goes against your nature
Your divinity you must recapture
Can no longer maintain silence
Condoning adolescent violence
Perpetrated by the hour
Robbed of their true power
The infinite force at their birth
Certainly an incalculable worth
Which we have no right to destroy
It is this world they should enjoy
Not learning that it is fun
At either side, the barrel of a gun
Permission to rise above
(Kid pleading with mom)
Donny’s mom, let’s him do it
Donny gets to ride his bike in town
Donny gets to stay out late
Donny gets to cross the street
(Mom reasoning with child)
Cliché perhaps
So if Donny gets to jump off
A clif, you would like to too
Then everybody grows up
Well a few people do
Donald gets to make racist comments
Donald gets to assault women
Donald gets to scapegoat otw’s
OTW (Other than “pinks” whites)
Donald gets to pathologically lie
So if Donald wanted to start a war
Harming every one you love too
Would you jump off that clif with him
Instead of mirroring the ugly reflection
Be the enlightened one given permission
To not be like the Donald and rise above
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change)
“Man in the mirror”
– Michael Jackson
The fix is not on the outside
The fix is done on the inside
The fix is turning wrong right side
The fix is not in the blue pill
The fix is in the red pill
The fix is not from a still
The fix is not in the thrill
The fix is exercising free will
The fix is in doing to fulfill
The fix is trying to be still
The fix is not in the riot
The fix is in remaining quiet
The fix is not in the grave
The fix is learning to behave
The fix is not in the Matrix
The fix is in the basics
The fix is not in following the rules
The fix is shining like jewels
The fix is not in a new product
The fix is in how you yourself conduct
The fix is not in more consumption
The fix is in living with reduction
The fix is not in the gizmo bought
The fix is understanding your soul sought
The fix is not in difficult inference
The fix is in making a difference
Excerpt from
“One thing leads to another”
– The Fixx
“Then it’s easy to believe
Somebody’s been lying to me
But when the wrong word
Goes in the right ear
I know you’ve been lying to me
It’s getting rough, off the cuff
I’ve got to say enough’s enough
Bigger the harder, he falls
But when the wrong antidote
Is like a bone in the throat
You run for cover in the heat
Why don’t they
Do what they say
Say what they mean
One thing leads to another
You told me something wrong
I know I listen too long
But then one thing leads to another”
“One thing leads to another”
– The Fixx
“Sure could use, a little good news today”
– Anne Murray
Heard a broadcaster refer to their program as a news show.
Which is about as close to the truth, as we are going to get.
(ELP) Extra Long Pontification
“Sure could use, a little good news today”
– Anne Murray
Heard a broadcaster refer to their program as a news show.
Which is about as close to the truth, as we are going to get.
News:
: someone or something that is exciting and in the news
Show:
: a public performance that is intended to entertain people
M-W.com
“I watch television news for one thing and one thing only: entertainment! That’s all I want from the news: entertainment! You know my favorite thing on television? Bad news! Bad news and disasters and accidents and catastrophes,”
– George Carlin
Today’s News
Is it an objective presentation of facts
No
Is it a dissection of truth from every angle
No
Is it a clear corroboration from many sources, antithetic or otherwise
No
Is its thrivability or survivability based on ratings
Yes
Is its formulaic tendency to focus on the negative
Yes
Are the stories occasionally geared towards the products sold.
Yes
Most notably when the local weather / pollen count is sponsored by national brand antihistamines or depression and anxiety medicine infiltrate the “news”.
Well, no duh, imagine that. The pharmaceuticals cashing in on bad news, like the beer companies, pizza delivery, antacids and dui attorneys cashing in on sports.
It is DPT Digitized Pixel Theater distracting you from you. Trapping your being, in a four dimensional presence of mind, impeding evolution towards divinity.
“Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye.”
– Bill Hicks
Excerpt from,
“Amused To Death”
– Roger Waters
//
Attracted by the peeling away of feeling.
//
And out in the valley warm and clean
The little ones sit by their TV screens
No thoughts to think
No tears to cry
All sucked dry
Down to the very last breath
Bartender what is wrong with me
Why I am so out of breath
The captain said excuse me ma’am
This species has amused itself to death
Amused itself to death
Amused itself to death
We watched the tragedy unfold
We did as we were told
We bought and sold
It was the greatest show on earth
But then it was over
We oohed and aahed
We drove our racing cars
We ate our last few jars of caviar
And somewhere out there in the stars
A keen-eyed look-out
Spied a flickering light
Our last hurrah
Our last hurrah
And when they found our shadows
Grouped ’round the TV sets
They ran down every lead
They repeated every test
They checked out all the data in their lists
And then the alien anthropologists
Admitted they were still perplexed
But on eliminating every other reason
For our sad demise
They logged the only explanation left
This species has amused itself to death
No tears to cry
No feelings left
This species has amused itself to death”
“Amused To Death”
– Roger Waters
These lyrics alone only fractionally convey the impact of the message as performed by Roger with all the pained beauty, grabbing you from the depths of your soul, imploring you to turn off the TV.
Or in Donald’s case 2 out of 10
“For a religious leader to question a person’s faith is disgraceful. I’m proud to be a Christian”
– Donald Trump
Could care less what someone’s religion is, however, if you are going to alleged yourself to be a Christian, ought to at least follow their rules.
Mine are be kind, be polite and behave.
These are the Donald’s…… yeah right.
1 You shall have no other gods before Me.
You narcissistic nit wit. The TV screen is not a reflection pool.
“Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one’s physical appearance or public perception.”
– Wikipedia
2 You shall not make idols.
Trump Tower, Trump Casino, Trump Tower Moscow
“Who puts his name in gold, on #uc@ing (buildings) 5 stories tall and on every m*****#uc@ing thing he owns.”
– David Cross
Forging and owning rectangular golden calves.
3 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
So far haven’t heard that, pass # 1
4 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Cutting business deals while golfing is hardly holy.
“A mindless activity engaged in primarily by white, well-to-do male businessmen who use the game to get together to make deals to carve this country up a little finer amongst themselves.”
– George Carlin
5 Honor your father and your mother.
Have no clue, one might assume (from an arm chair psychological standpoint), his need to please authority figures, covers this one.
Pass # 2
“This commandment is about obedience and respect for authority; in other words it’s simply a device for controlling people.
The truth is, obedience and respect should not be granted automatically. They should be earned. They should be based on the parents’ (or the authority figure’s) performance. Some parents deserve respect. Most of them don’t. Period.”
– George Carlin
6 You shall not murder.
Ordering “your” troops to kill, like all past presidents have, is murder, “legalized”.
Even if under the bullshit guise of freedom and democracy, while securing resources for criminal corporations.
“But you can reach the top
of your profession.
If you become the leader of the land,
For murder is the sport of the elected,
And you don’t need to lift
a finger of your hand”
– The Police
“Muder by numbers”
7 You shall not commit adultery.
Hmm…..
Access Hollywood taped confession.
“Donald J. Trump: You know and …
Unknown: She used to be great. She’s still very beautiful.
Trump: I moved on her, actually. You know, she was down on Palm Beach. I moved on her, and I failed. I’ll admit it.
Unknown: Whoa.
Trump: I did try and #uc& her. She was married.
Unknown: That’s huge news.
Trump: No, no, Nancy. No, this was [unintelligible] — and I moved on her very heavily. In fact, I took her out furniture shopping.”
Maybe it wouldn’t have counted, if it wasn’t recorded.
8 You shall not steal.
Rearranging the tax code so you have more and workers have less is stealing.
Proverbs 28 : 6
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
9 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Hahaha Hahaha Hahaha. Never mind.
“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.”
Adolf Hitler
10 You shall not covet.
That power grab is never ending.
“The road to power is paved with hypocrisy and casualties. “
– “Frank Underwood” AKA ” FU”
– “House of Cards”
“Time does not exist, we invented it”
– Albert Einstein
Not sure if Einstein was joking when he said time doesn’t exist, or if he meant it linearly.
Apparently, the likelihood of being accused of something goes pretty close hand in hand with the high probability that accusation is correct.
Increasing that percentage, with each subsequent accuser of those who abuse their power.
Those who take responsibility also take measures to heal the victims and themselves.
Those who deny, further twist the knife into the scar, making it nearly impossible to heal fully.
Engage the clock
As if it was your job
Or your distraction
Either way, “time”
Has passed away
Email, sports, news
Disappearing, poof
Gone, never retrieved
Picture in your mind
The analog clock in
Groundhog day movie
With Sonny and Cher
Singing, I got you babe
Magnified, rotating slowly
Helping or hurting
Suicide or serotonin
What will you do
With your time
Killing it
Or
Being happy
The value of the word value has no value
Save what each individual interprets it as
Not even worth the paper it’s printed on
Peel off the screen, trade for a plug nickel
Add the word family and what do you get
Charles Manson had family values, right
I value my family as they make me valued
If you value something you keep it safe
Just not in a safe where it can’t be valued
Value meals w/low nutrition = poor value
Time is valuable if you value your time
Time does not exist ergo has no value
Currency’s value can not buy happiness
Yet the value of happiness is incalculable
Less of something the more it has value
Uranium has value if it hurts or helps
The cliché says that crime does not pay
Yet it does add value to the economy
Making it a strange thing to value by
Adding surveillance, police and prisons
Impeding evolution hindering its value
Looking at the world through a windshield. 