January 22, 2009
Baby Boomer Spawn Make "Declaration" for "Generation We"
"We" meaning "YOU."
Try not to laugh.
Long is the way, and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light. - John Milton
Original post below the fold -->
(**Editorial note: Upon a comment from a reader, I gave a second look at this post, which in truth I sort of belched out. And you know what? He was right. Good on you, GH.)
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Try not to laugh. If you prefer, Cassy Fiano has more evisceration of this idiocy.
I remember when I was the age of the kiddies writing this cute, cuddly, utopian collectivist pablum. Knowing now what I didn't know then makes this video somewhat amusing.
Hey. We were all young once. I can remember actually being assigned (in a public school!) at one point to read Anthem by Ayn Rand. The main point of Anthem was that a mindless devotion to the word and collectivist principle of the all-mighty "we" is in fact a surrender of your freedom and reason to the will and "reason" a group of other people to whom you've been lashed by others. The main character in the book didn't even know about the existence of the word "I" (the high counsel of his world had forbidden the word "I") and instead referred to himself and everyone as "we" and others as "they" throughout most of the novel. Predictably, the will of the "we," which was ruled and directed by an all-knowing gaggle of "elders," was to hunt down and destroy any individualism and freedom of those who strayed from the herd and thought for himself.
And as these cute little kiddies demonstrate with their adorable and hilarious little screed, they haven't yet attained a level of emotional maturity or intellectual acumen to inform them that they creed they bray like sheep is not only one profound ignorance of objective reality, but also the creed of their parents' woefully misguided generation and currently one of government authority. Obey your government and surrender to "we" - work for others and not yourself - follow the leader, he knows the way - from each according to his ability to each according to his need - your neighbor's needs and self-esteem is more important than your own - etc.
Reading through (or listening) to the hysterics gives you an idea of what kind of incalculable damage is being done to the minds young individuals in our public schools and colleges.
Long is the way, and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light. - John Milton
