“Re-gaining Unconsciousness”
“First they put away the dealers,
keep our kids safe and off the street.
Then they put away the prostitutes,
keep married men cloistered at home.
Then they shooed away the bums,
then they beat and bashed the queers,
turned away asylum-seekers,
fed us suspicions and fears.
We didn’t raise our voice,
we didn’t make a fuss.
It’s funny there was no one left to notice
when they came for us.
Looks like witches are in season,
you better fly your flag and be aware
of anyone who might fit the description,
diversity is now our biggest fear.
Now with our conversations tapped
and our differences exposed,
how ya supposed to love your neighbor
with our minds and curtains closed?
We used to worry ’bout big brother,
now we got a big father and an even bigger mother.
And you still believe
this aristocracy gives a fuck about you.
They put the mock in democracy
and you swallowed every hook.
The sad truth is
you’d rather follow the school into the net
’cause swimming alone at sea
is not the kind of freedom that you actually want.
So go back to your crib and suck on a tit
go bask in the warmth of your diaper.
You’re sitting in shit and piss
while sucking a giant pacifier,
a country of adult infants.
A legion of mental midgets,
a country of adult infants,
a country of adult infants.
all regaining their unconsciousness”
I first heard this song in a show called One Tree Hill. It was actually stated as a quote the lines “First they put away the dealers, keep our kids safe and off the street. Then they put away the prostitutes, keep married men cloistered at home. Then they shooed away the bums, then they beat and bashed the queers, turned away asylum-seekers, fed us suspicions and fears. We didn’t raise our voice,we didn’t make a fuss. It’s funny there was no one left to notice when they came for us.”. I have never forgotten this quote because of its powerful truth. We are so busy pointing fingers at each other that when who we are is under attack there will be no one to fight for us. The government wants this chaos and finger pointing because then we cannot address the actual issues of society. This being racism, homophobia, and sexism to name a few. If we would stop fighting with each other we would realize we all want the same goals as humans. The government would be exposed for not making “a more perfect union”. Until we stop being blue vs red we cannot solve any of our issues. The divide becomes greater daily because of fear. Everyone has a part in what is wrong and everyone should be asking what can I do to fix this. Sadly it is always easier to point a finger however when you point a finger there are always four pointing back. Look at Nazi Germany… Hitler pointed the finger at Jews because they were inherently wealthy as bankers. They looked different and he exploited that difference to create hate among a group. Sounding familiar? Donald Trump still in the midst of a pandemic is turning this into a way to shut down immigration because Mexicans will take jobs…. The goal here is to find a common ground of hate in order to create action. This is not leadership; this is a dictatorship that doesn’t serve the people; it serves the dictator. If we don’t take accountability for our part in our imperfect union the nation will continue to fail.
Axios 