I can’t say whom my heroes are…
2010-01-15 04:31:40 // The Operator
Tagged: music video, spoken word
… but let me introduce you to Stephen “Jesse” Bernstein, a man so closely tuned to the chatter in his head that he stabbed himself in the throat to shut it all up:
My four-eyed anti-hero.
well, that’s all very bleak and all, but knowing the situation never changed it. the evidence that the rich get richer and the poor will struggle with only slight exception is clear, but time spent focussing on the facts detracts from the time working for solutions.
that said, i know it’s harder to blog about solutions.
Which 12-step program did you graduate from? I’m going to CALL them up and see to it that your diploma is REVOKED.
One must acknowledge that there is a problem before one can begin to identify solutions… and, in this case, simply being aware that optimism is no safeguard against failure is a solution unto itself: if you were playing the game to win, perhaps you should reconsider your definition of winning and default to welfare now.
Well, my history with anonymous groups is none of your business.
Are you suggesting individuals should be autonomously working towards solutions to their fate concerning public problems rather than band together and push for healthcare reform or other public services?
Statistically speaking, Americans are getting the “success” they expect (and deserve) in their personal and civic lives.
One should push oneself for reassurances against failure – government often creates more problems than it solves where it steps beyond its existing roles.
Individuals and groups can work as autonomous units to ensure their own respective welfares rather than begging hand-outs and trading autonomy for the “success” corrupt policymakers and monolithic bureaucracies promise.