July The 4th

Good evening, United States. Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine- the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition. I enjoy them as much as anybody. But in the spirit of commemoration, thereby those important events of the past usually associated with someone's death or the end of some awful struggle, a celebration of a nice holiday, I thought we could mark this July the 4th, a day that is sadly no longer remembered, by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat.

There are of course those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now, orders are being shouted into telephones, and men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission.

How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, etc. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you turned to the current Administration.

They promised you order, They promised you peace, and all they demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent. It’s time to end that silence. It seems that I need to remind this country of what it’s forgotten. Fairness, justice and freedom are more than words…they are perspectives. So if you’ve seen nothing. If the crimes of this Government remain unknown to you then I would suggest that you allow the 4th of July to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see. If you feel as I feel. And if you seek as I seek. It’s time to implement the winds of change.

People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

No Justice, No Peace!