7 December 2002

DRUNK LEVEL:  0
(Drunk Level is measured on a scale on 1-10 - zero being dead sober - depending solely on how shitty (aka. pissed, blotto, pickled, drunk) I was when I wrote this.  DL should be considered in any syntax errors, as well as grammatical faux pauxs and continuity errors.  If you have issues with the actual content - what I am saying - well, go fuck yourself).

I've risen from the dead (four months since the last rant, and no, not because of Zoloft) to piss and moan about an epidemic that is sweeping the nation:  chickenshits.

There was a time in history when people did great things.  They rebelled against the system, against the powers that be, they stood up for themselves and shouted, "Give me liberty or give me death!"  They spoke up against things they believed were wrong, they fought for their rights.

Well, that was then and this is now.  Now, what we have become is a bunch of cowardly chickenshit motherfuckers, so scared of our little fragile world being cracked in any way that we won't speak up, won't demand change, refuse to take a stand.  We complain and moan and bitch and rant about things we know are wrong, things we know should be different than they are, but when it comes time to pull our finger out of our ass and do something, 99.99 percent of us are happy to just sit there with our finger in our asses rather than do ANYTHING.

And God forbid someone actually DOES take a stand, DOES open their mouth, DOES become a megaphone for the masses.  Well boys and girls, you stick your head up in this country and you run the risk of being shot down, ain't THAT the motherfuckin' truth, can ya say hallelujah?  We've become so complacent with getting fucked over on a regular basis that our collective asshole is numb to the cornholing.  We want things to change, we just don't want to be the ones to do it, let someone else take the cause on, and if he falls, everyone head for the hills and hide until the fireworks stop.  Whatever you do, don't take a stand, just live in your shitty house, drive your shitty car, work your shitty job, and believe that you are in "your place", this is where you want to be, because God DAMN if you dare to take a chance and stand up for yourself, your fragile little piece of shit life might take a beating, and hell, I'd rather be complacent in my misery than roll the dice and take a chance at making things better, right?

You may ask:  Kenny, what the FUCK are you talking about?

Well, let me tell ya.  When your boss is giving someone power in return for getting his dick sucked, and the someone in question has as much a right to be in her position as Saddam Hussein has getting the Humanitarian of the Year award, and everyone bitches, and you KNOW that what is going on is wrong (not only because no one is sucking your dick, but the person doing the sucking also sucks at the job), you do something, right?  You stand up and say, "Hey, this is bullshit!"

NO, not if you work where I do.  What you would do is eat your shitty McDonald's Big 'n' Tasty and complain about the situation.  And if someone takes up the standard and marches forward in the name of fairness, don't you EVEN TRY to open your mouth in his favor.  Chew, chew, swallow.  Take another bite of your horsemeat and wilted lettuce on a dried-out, stale bun.  Don't open your mouth because you are afraid of the Big Bad Boss and what he might do.  Stay happy with your miserable existence and tell yourself over and over that as long as you shut up, nothing bad will happen to you.  Let the standard bearer go it alone against the powers that be.  After all, you're not going to open your mouth unless enough other people do, because you don't want to take a chance of swinging in the wind.  Oh yeah, you believe in the cause, the cause is just and right, but, uh, I don't want to lose a chance at a promotion, so I'm gonna just eat this Big 'n' Shitty and complain some more.

OK, shitheads, here's the fallacy in that fucking argument:  if thirty people will say something ONLY if the others do, then NO ONE WILL SAY ANYTHING.  Got it?  Do I REALLY need to spell this shit out for you?  Don't base your actions on "Well, if I can just hide in the crowd, then yeah, I'll back you."  Take a stand, you cunt.  Stand up and say, "Fuck repercussions, this is bullshit!"

No, because 21st Century Man is a little bitch.  Our forefathers are shaking their heads in embarrassment.  The men who signed the Declaration of Independence did so knowing full well that it was an act of treason, and if they were captured, they'd be put to death.  Yet, they did it because they believed in the cause.  I seriously doubt John Hancock sat there and said, "Well, if you guys sign it, then yeah, I'll sign it."

The masses are morons.  Cattle being led to the slaughter, lemmings following the one in front right off the cliff.  Just go ahead, little salmon, swim upstream like everyone else, spawn, and end up on someone's plate with a little roasted garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus.  Do what your told, eat your horseburger, and everything will be shit.  Don't buck the trend.  Let the boss get his knob polished, go to work and get bossed around by a 21-year old who knows less about her job than she knows about speaking English, and WHATEVER YOU DO, don't EVER EVER EVER try to make things happen, because you don't want your little life to be affected in any way.  Be the good little drone that you are.  Work, eat Trigger, and go home.  Don't take a stand, and don't shout out for what you know is right.