Power Is

this just in:
man leaks documents
that document the fact
that spy outfits spy on
everybody

and to many,
yawning is the reaction

why, you wonder

in this open-source, open-page,
open-status world, spying may
as well not exist

your private information never
was private

there are insiders who
always see it

and so you have to wonder,
does he have a contingency plan?

does he realize that privacy rights
of the few always trump the privacy
rights of the many?

does it mater that he'll be
a traitor as much as a hero?

what does it matter,
the Pentagon Papers never
prevented any kind of future war

power is as power does,
absolutely so

corruption, however absolute,
is always absolutely irrelevant

Reviews

[roarke]

distracted focus on the obvious is part of the propaganda and control mechanisms. Our western society and sadly more parts of the world are focusing on all the wrong things. But the programing is so complete, no one tries to see alternatives. "The System" isn't life. It hasn't snuffed out the flame yet. All these things ARE irrelevant, but as long as each individual of society keeps giving it importance, "the system" and all that that entails, stays in control.

[Kenneth The Poet]

I've been reading Chomsky as of late. I think you say it in a more accessible manner. Thank you, roarke.

[roarke]

Ah, Chomsky.... watch for articles on "narrative" kinda hmmmm....