Start the Fire

As we rant against the system that means to turn our lives into a VISA statement, we have to all face the fact that we are the system. Change, real change, will not come through the political system, but will only come about as the outcome of some crisis: real or created. With the control of the media and all sources of communication in the hands of those that benefit from the current system, the odds of any change coming that would create a more free, equitable society is limited. Yes, we will have better toothpastes, and more porno options to placate our base desires, but the there will be little change that satisfies the human heart, that brings us closer together. Socializing with friends and family keeps us out of the malls, restaurants, bars, and box stores. The human family keeps us away from the consumer family: Uncle Facebook, and Aunt McDonald's. Revolution can come, but it will require us to step out of our houses into the streets and demand change. The odds of that happening are zero. Those that benefit from the system will not allow change. The Tea Party, as an example, is a corporate effort to keep us isolated, to keep us afraid, to make us not see good, effective government or our higher existence as a possibility. The only possibility is consumerism and slavery to the system that benefits the few at the expense of the many. The few are millions and millions and the many are billions of people around the world some here, but most over there in place we don't care about. Starvation in Africa so we can have mobile phones is fine so long as we aren't bothered with their plight. Slave labor in China is fine so long as I can get cheap shoes and a flat screen TV. Change will only come about if the city is burning. The city will not burn so long as we care more about empty, consumer experiences and care nothing about the reality of billions of other people. Start the fire!!