| Thunder Sandwich #17
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 dweeb by jeff filipski |
| Ordinary I despise having to hunt people down for information they should have given me three weeks ago. I despise being caught some place I don't want to be, but social convention requires I remain. Sure as shit, that's how I wound up here tonight overhearing the enlightened poetic coffeeshop cowboy. "It really sucks waking up, feeling empty. Sucks even more if the guy doesn't understand why. Hey, if I'm not good enough for her. well, fuck her." Maybe it's the difference between the sexes, but that sounds like the same old morning after ordinary bullshit to me. Revolution Number 69738429 Every revolution needs a general... cloaked and hidden, protected, sacred till revolt time is at hand. Number 9's still waiting. Every revolution needs sheep... lots and lots of sheep to give the appearance of masses. People who believe revolt time is here. Jonestown was full of believers willing to drink prophet Jimmy's sweet cyanide to find salvation. Number 10's up to bat. And just how crazy is Charlie? He's locked up on association, you know. Never ordered any murders, never held a gun or knife, merely suggested that if a few white people died and a few black people got blamed and a few race wars broke out, all the bigots would be gone and the world would be a better place. Anti-racism. Wow, crazy concept, man. Crazy enough to start a revolt Crazy enough for his followers to believe enough to fire the sugar bullet. We call his sheep murderers. Number 11's watching. Hitler had millions of sheep who wanted to make the world pure. They valued blond hair, blue eyes enough to savor the offerings of a brown haired, brown eyed candyman. The end justifies the means when it's a matter of faith belief. Number 12's biding time. One thing that haunts me about Timmy McVey... is he a general or just another sheep? Oklahoma doesn't make sense. Why not DC... or a building without a day care? What did he hope to gain? What did the Unabomber expect to accomplish blowing up random citizens? Was he starting a revolt against deliverymen? They believed in something so much they're willing to endure the saccharine whip of American Justice... what was it? And where are their sheep? 13 and 14 are in the wings. Heaven's Gate mutilated bodies for a belief in a comet tail, a way to heaven and God. The better life begins with poison candy in that flock. Number 15 is in stasis. Koresh's sheep burned. They jumped into flames as if it were a baptismal. They believed enough in the right to arms to die. How much chocolate is a semi automatic worth to you? Number 16 is asleep. No one wants to be a sheep lead to slaughter for an idea that might not be right, but refuse these general's candy, and you've joined the unbelievers - that's revolution number 69738429 baaaaaa. |
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