By David
McMillan, Lynn Schroehmann, Gwen Stanzel &
Tom Gathe; Opinion Section Dec 27th, 2004
We don't have any maximum security prison islands ..YET. But
i find it VERY FRIGHTENING how similar der Fuhrer president Bush is
to the president in Escape From L.A. almost everything about him is
identical to Bush ..except the president in Escape From L.A. is both
an adequate actor and human being. Maximum security prisons
are similar to concentration camps in their function and even a
concentration camp has become a greater possibility merely by the
nature of the people in the White House and in a majority in
Congress now. You'd agree with me if you knew the things i
know about these people that stretch centuries in the past to their
English ancestors in London. Shouldn't this www.Snakeplissken.net site be petitioning
the White House and help Moveon.org keep Democracy going in this
decidedly Oligarchic climate?
We should be using this time to make a difference to preserve
our Democracy and save it from certain death in the next couple
years not just petition about movies since reality is closer to
Escape From L.A. now than ever before. Many of you
might be in denial & afraid to admit this to yourself ..
Come on! If there ever was a time to give tribute to the
spirit that Snake Plissken personifies to a tee, TRUE American
Patriotism, FREEDOM, equality, justice, prosperity for ALL,
anti-establishment, small business, small government, wise
government spending, courage and excellence, it is NOW!
We should not only love the character of the screen but exemplify
his ideals in life much as we would the attributes of Christ,
Yahweh, Allah, the Goddess or whatever your faith may be that who
ofcourse is the bases for the attributes of heroic fictitious
characters. It helps us all be what we ought to be and
desire to be ..heroes to each other and the world. The
things that bring us together united & strong .. in the hand of
our common enemy, that makes us brothers and sisters.
That ensures that we only spill our blood for true justice and
righteousness, without thinking of getting something in return but
for the sake of these ideals in and of themselves, not for power or
wealth.
Not only is our time dangerously similar to the time of Snake
Plissken but it could become yet more similar in the months and
years to come because of the unfortunate establishment that weak and
brainwashed people have given up our authority ..
I'd trust a yard of chickens to a ferocious wolf before i'd
trust the U.S., power or money to the Bush people!! We
find ourselves in a similar situation that the American Patriots
were in in the American Colonies in 1774, against the English
republican soldiers of Mad King George the III and TAXATION WITHOUT
REPRESENTATION .. the American Revolution became a
necessity.
We
all need hope, to be vigilante from here on of national events and not let
complacency or apathy be our downfall in this next 4 years.
Alot of fundamental changes may occur in the next two years which may
change the the very core of our government because of the new Republican
'mandate'. We can't let these changes become realized since
many of them involve changing laws, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution,
FREE SPEECH, FREEDOM TO PROTEST AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT and legislation to
weaken & restrain the cause (progress) from even having a jumping off
point. To weaken the very foundation of democracy and social
justice. I know the tendency in this message board is keep it
up beat, fun, humorous and not get too deep or serious but right now I
think is a calm after an already terrible storm & before a yet greater
storm.
Ben Franklin said of the English Royal powers that abuse
authority, are criminal corrupt and step on others to become
wealthy, "Politics is like a barn during a flood. Every once
in awhile you need a good revolution to wash it out." We
may have to heed those words in not too long a time from
now.
Boldly and with intense conviction . . . . . . . . . . .
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