Chuck HinsonSPECIAL REPORT: Where'd The '60s' RADICALS Go??
September 25th 2008 18:37
thoughts of men dying in that endless war called Vietnam, blacks being beaten in the streets, women being sexually harassed, young men being allowed to go off to war, possibly to die -- but still too young to vote ...
heard enough? Okay ... let's see if these bring the same response:
thoughts of men and women dying in that endless war in Iraq, African-Americans still being treated with hatred and bigotry, women having to work because they can't afford insurance -- but with bosses who won't allow them extra for child-care while they work, young men and women allowed to go off to war, possibly to die -- but still too young to even buy a single can of beer.
Waiiiiit a minute: I'm not through ...
Skyrocketing gasoline prices, global warming destroying natural habitats (and animals), sexual predators bein' given little more than "slaps on the wrists" by judges, Wall Street's bailout and ...
heard enough?
Today, they're mainstreamers in their 60s. The long hair has gone gray, cut short or lost; in some cases, the minds that, at one time, could leap over political obstacles now only jump to conclusions. Many of us aren't as concerned about keeping the peace moving as we are keeping up with the Joneses. We've turned from the radical eye to watching CSI on the telly. There are some who (and I've WITNESSED this recently!), if you mentioned the dying in Iraq, will shake their heads forlornly and go back to readin' their newspapers; but they'll go to pieces if their horoscopes don't sound sweet for the day!
Man, we did it once! WE CHANGED THE FRIGGIN' COUNTRY!! So we've got the experience! And we've got the clout, now that we're boomers! We've got the greatest purchasing power in the world now!
And, now, the country needs that expertise ... that knowledge ... that power once again! Have we forgotten it? Or, much worse, are we too complacent to do anything? Maybe ... maybe we figure "let the new generation handle it. We did our job!"
If that's the way ya think, you shouldn't've been one of "us" to begin with, bunky!
Listen ...
THE QUEST FOR PEACE ... FOR UNDERSTANDING ... FOR EQUALITY ... IS NEVER-ENDING!! It didn't end when we were 20 or 24 or when a war in Southeast Asia ended, and it's not gonna end now ... unless we kill it off ourselves.
Then what kind of world would this be?
So, to ALL baby-boomers who read this (and, once ya do, pass it around, huh?):
THE TIME IS NOW!! WE'VE GOT TO SHOW THE WORLD HOW TO DO IT!! IT NEEDS THAT '60s MAGIC ONCE AGAIN ... BOTH IN OUR INVOLVEMENT AND OUR MUSIC!!
LET'S DO IT AGAIN !
for the sake of peace ...
See ya on the flip side!
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Comment by Lilla
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The way I see it is like this, those radicals are too old to march anymore and cruising in their Winnebago's ... on line (by satellite), now.
The X and Ys who could be stopping the war / rallying, are probably checking their stocks and bonds fallout ... online, now.
The policiticans are probably also on line checking their losees, reading their own policy dribble, or visiting porn sites, yep, ...on line, now.
Who's got time for reality anymore, if you want reality, you have to go and watch it on TV, its even called Reality TV ...
But /seriously/ I was thinkikng about this the other daya nd thought about the world needing a new sound to shame everyone into realising that Iraq is NOT OKAY.
[II] Rock on dude.[/I]
Lilla ...