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.
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