The New Revolution

(cue Rod Serling)

Meet Fred Cubil, being an old guy, and having lived through many a trend, fad, and/or evolution, he can't help being amazed at the way things change, but don't really. Case in Point:

In the 60's there was the counter-culture. This was made up of young people who were really paranoid of the government. There was a fellow named Richard Nixon in the White House, and it was widely believed (by the fear mongers) he was illegally spying on his "enemies", and generally up to no good.

The no good stuff centered around fear that storm troopers would be rounding up dissenters and placing them in "camps" in the middle of nowhere. The fact was that leading radical hippies WERE rounded up, booked on charges of possession (of a small amount of cannabis) and given long jail sentences. Counter-Culture leaders would call for "Revolution!"

Thankfully, this did not happen.

As you may know, through legal means, and really dedicated journalists, it was discovered that President Richard Nixon WAS illegally spying on his enemies, and was often up to no good.

Now, 40 years later, we have another movement, (headed by a different demographic,) that seems to be going in the same direction as the movement of 40 years ago. It will be interesting to see if that word comes up in regards to the paranoid feelings toward the government.

Revolution.

A quick observation on radical politics: Like the see-saws we played on as children, the further you get from the center, the less balance you possess (or offer).

The argument: "If (insert hated government official here) does (insert greatest fear here), then that will open the door to more (insert feared catastrophe here). This, in turn, will lead to (paint visual picture of Earth spinning off it's axes here). They must be STOPPED at any cost!"

These "If/Than" arguments only serve to inflame people that are on the brink anyway. I've been laughing at the foolishness of it, but it may be time to challenge pretzel logic.