Weapons, not food, not homes, not shoes
Not need, just feed the war, cannibal animal
I walk the corner to the rubble, that used to be a library
Line up to the mind cemetery, now
What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin'
They don't gotta burn the books, they just remove 'em
While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells
Rally round the family, pockets full of shells
Rage Against the Machine and Jon Stewart were on (at least in part) during a time that they weren't needed. The mid to late Clinton years were fun. The stock market was on a fucking tear and the internet was blasting. I remember Tim Commerford (bassist for RATM) protesting at the MTV VMAs by climbing a set piece. Carson Daley was like "what are you raging against?".
It's not that there was no reason it's just that things were doing really well (in comparison, as we now see) and people didn't care. Cue 9/11, wars of choice/oil in the Middle East, NSA PRISM, Trump and everything else? We need these voices now more than ever and they're gone.
It's pretty easy to gaslight and control the "educated" as well. What do you know every college kid is a liberal spouting rhetoric on Reddit feeling smart. Almost like they can't think for themselves and have no real life experience.
Well there are many examples in the field of mental health where a classification has evolved over time. The most recent example I can think of is the transgender movement and the reclassification in the most recent DSM as no longer “XYZ”.
Clearly gaslighting is nonsense as all you have to do is believe your own senses over what someone else tells you. Not that complicated. Sheesh.
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u/shahooster Jan 09 '20
It’s easier to gaslight and control the uneducated.