Posts Tagged rebellion

Guards

May 12, 2009 at 8:34 pm · Filed under Misc. Poems, Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , ,

Never been held back.
I wish I was.
I wish there was an inner ethical tyrant.
I have no will.

My conscience sits back and nods complacently.
Cigarette in mouth. Casual, criminal.
Disregarding my behaviour. Thanks.
Who guards the guards? No one. I don’t mind.
Freedom hugs me and sneers.
A tap on the back, I turn around and cringe.
Eventually the reaction is minimal.

This Will is too liberal.
It suits me too well.
A bit of contrast never stings.
And healthy punishment won’t sing,
Of debauchery and revelry,
Or rioting and devilry.

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Allude to the problem.

March 27, 2008 at 12:15 am · Filed under Misc. Poems, Politics, society ·Tagged , , , , , , ,

Committing the atrocity of inevitable respect
Renegade and outcast made by focusing dissent
Pleasing the monsters of ignorance,
The machines of death and despair.

Selfish pleas to humanity
Motion and impulses
Memento and tragedy now pair.

The memories of nihilism
Etched into skin and bone,
The pessimism that merges hence,
Never walks alone.

Fighting pyramids of solipsism,
The towers of destruction
Spontaneous aggravation,
Alleviate my eruption.

Allude to the problem,
But don’t directly meet,
And never greet
Him who seats,
Upon heretic treachery.

Incognito gaze,
We masticate the maze,
And dire tropics flee,
To the videos archived in books on shelves
Illusion of history.

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V for Vendetta

February 6, 2008 at 9:04 pm · Filed under Journal typed things, Politics, society ·Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

This weekend I watched an amazing film. V for Vendetta. Finally, a film about England that is, yes mainstream, but more importantly, inspirational, challenging, revolutionary and every so slightly anarchistic. When I say anarchistic, I mean that blowing up the houses of parliament is may not be the correct way to get things changed, but my god, those fireworks looked awesome in the finishing scene.

V for Vendetta is, without exaggeration, one of the best films I have ever seen. Walking along the streets, I keep hoping that I’ll see a large ‘V’ carved or sprayed onto propaganda in my city, sprayed on billboards and buildings. I want it to be everywhere. I keep hoping to see, along with a myriad of ‘V’ symbols, people in V masks, V cloaks. I want a revolution, dammit!

I was surprised, and ecstatic to discover that around 100 people protested outside the White House, all dressed as ‘V’. Click here to read the article.

I hope that this film has made people wake up to the serious issues, the real problems that we face in the UK; the way our liberties are being stripped away in the name of terror; how are privacy is being removed in the name of fighting crime – the issues in V for Vendetta are real. And, more shockingly, if you look around, you can see it happening now.

Despite the film being shunned by many anarchists (e.g. ‘A for Anarchy’) due to the removal of important anarchist scenes, it is still a great film, that I’m sure will have a large impact on the public in the UK, and hopefully, in dictatorships acrross the world.

This is an important film for the UK, and one that should be seen by anyone shocked or angry about what is happening before our very eyes. While the film is not a call for terrorism on the scale of destroying the houses of parliament like Guy Fawkes attempted in the 16th century, it is more a call to arms, a call for unity, revolt and transcendence.

Remember, remember the fifth of November. Because it should never be forgot. Guy Fawkes attempted to destroy parliament because of religious reasons, but our vendetta is different. This is a social, and political vendetta. We want our rights back. And, we most certainly are going to get them.

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Why do people hate skateboarders?

February 6, 2008 at 7:12 pm · Filed under society ·Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I skate. I love to skate. I love the adrenalin that pumps through your veins as you land a trick. I love the feel of the wind in my hair as I cruise down a hill. I love the sense of community that skateboarding has, the feeling of belonging, of unity, and of rebellion. I love the fact that even if you don’t know anyone, you can always talk to a skater as if they are your friend. I love the encouragement that accompanies skateboarding, when you know that even if you aren’t the greatest skater, you will still be accepted; still be supported by fellow skaters.

Skateboarding if often the only rebellious thing kids know they can do. They feel different as people look at them riding down a long road. They feel a sense of power and of activeness. As if, the moment they hop on their board, the world is theirs to change, to edit, to modify according to their tastes. Skateboarding opens up a new world, a new culture, a new mini-society. Even in dictatorships, you can’t stop skating. No matter how many ‘no skateboarding’ signs there are, we will still skate. No matter how many times we are pushed away, or told to leave, we remain firm, and we skate.

The skateboarding community is strong. But skaters are hated. They are discriminated. They are under attack from the prejudices of society. Skaters aren’t bad people. We just want to make a difference in our own way, to enjoy life, to explore, and discover new things; wonderful things about the world. We are not all criminals, but in the face of adversity , we carry on. We are not Molotov-cocktail-wielding maniacs.

When I skate, I sometimes feel embarrassed. I feel like no one wants me in the world, especially when people swear at me, or are intimidated by me. That’s not the way it should be.

I know of no solution to get rid of this ’skater prejudice’. It is obviously not a huge issue in comparison to all the other things going on around the world. But ’skateboarder’ is not a pejorative term, or at least it shouldn’t be. I encourage you to think – the next time you see a skateboarder, challenge the immediate negative thoughts that come over you, because that skater may be a shining light in this shadowed world.

Skaters – proudly annoying pedestrians since the middle ages : )

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Get angry

January 19, 2008 at 7:48 pm · Filed under Misc. Poems, Politics ·Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Get angry
It’s the first step
To overcoming apathy
Indifference and lack of care

Get angry
Look at the world
The uncritical majority
Don’t see oppression when it’s there

Turn off your TV
Smash the ignorance box
Get into the real world
With poverty and dirty cops
Take a moment to muse
On all the murder going on
Half the time it’s by the ones you trust
And it’s never justifiable

We’re being controlled by the media
They censor our very fate
Keep us blind to the real issues
Issues of the state

Covering up the facts
With celebrities, gossip and hatred
It’s enough to keep us from the actual truth
That fascism is here

It’s time to get angry
Because we don’t have long
Before we all become slaves
Before our actions are decided
By the despotic regime.

Look at how we’re being exploited!
Look at how they manipulate our trust
Look at the evidence
They lie at every stop

How can you believe they’re always right
When our countries a complete mess
And shareholders are the only lucky ones
But we never get a rest

I’m angry all the time.
I can’t suppress my rage.
Every second despair fills my mind
About this corrupt system.

I hate the illegal wars.
I hate the poverty
I hate the constant injustice
I hate this hierarchy

I hate the tyrannous laws that pass
Without a second glance
I hate the fact we never have a choice
But to conform
Or else fear they’re wrath.

If this is democracy
I’d hate to live under a dictator
Because they choose our livelihoods
They are the Freedom Haters.

If we step out of line
Look at what they do.
We’re put in prison for years on end,
For conflicting with their views.

So.
I hate this authority
This minority rule.
The paradigm needs to shift
To something a lot less cruel

This hegemony that we hold
Needs to disappear completely
The first step,
As I’ve already stated,

Is. To. Get. Angry.

Because this can’t continue.
This has got.
TO.
STOP

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