Das Kapital

So, do you feel like a pussy? You should, you coward. You sat there and watched them take away your country – put an end to the American way – and you didn’t do a goddam thing. Well, neither did I. Because it’s fucking hopeless. Do you see what we did? We elected them and let them get together, against us, for their jobs, their perks, their self-esteem. These guys need a lot of power to make them feel okay about themselves. To make them feel like they’re doing something.

You could end it in November. That’s right. End it. Do you realize, people, that you have the power to not return any of these guys to the House? Not one single one. An entire change of cast. And the same for a third of the Senate. Think maybe that would send some sort of message to the rest of them? Think maybe things would change?

But you won’t. You like your guy, he’s yours. He fights for your parks and your statues – oh, no, my demographic wouldn’t want a statue. You’re above that. Be proud of yourself. You only want the good things.

Anyway, what the hell do you think happened? Remember they didn’t pass the bail-out bill? We were all surprised. They were listening to us. We didn’t want it no matter what party we’re in, and we managed, this time, to let them know. Because we have the technology to do it. We yelled, and they heard us. We were proud of ourselves, even though we knew it meant we were all going to the poor house and the world was going to collapse besides.

It was a bi-partisan revolt against the president, the congressional leadership, and the two major party candidates.

So how come now we’ve got a bill? They got together and made a deal. Then they went before the cameras and told us that thanks to them, the bill finally did pass, which is what we all wanted in the first place, right? To save our asses. Right?

We were stunned, but we looked around, and nobody else seemed upset. Actually, they were too stunned to look upset, as were we. We merely looked bland. Blank.

At first, nobody talked about it. But now they’re starting to grumble. If you put your ear to the ground, you can hear it. We saw something happen. Some magic trick. We don’t know how it was done. But when we reached into our back pocket, hot damn if our wallet wasn’t gone!

We now have a people of the government, by the government and for the government. Just like all those other totalitarian states. But hey…there are perks for living in a glorious people’s republic. Gas prices have dropped, and we can stop fighting over how much to tax capital gains. There aren’t going to be any capital gains. Without capitalism there isn’t going to be any capital. And, very soon, we’re all going to be on vacation.