Fascism may be genetic in some people.
It may even be a basic human trait.
Perhaps we are all programmed to be heartless, selfish and cruel.
Perhaps racism and xenophobia are defence mechanisms to protect the tribe against outsiders? After all, outsiders represent competition for available space and food.
Perhaps the fascist thugs are necessary? After all, they are the ones who will go out and do the loony things to frighten the shit out of the enemy in order to keep the rest of us safe. There is never any doubt in their mind. My country right or wrong is always right. Just the type you need to charge a machine gun nest.
But then again, this brand of intolerance and arrogant nationalism might be learnt behaviour. Perhaps Woody Guthrie was right when he put that sign ‘THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS’ on his guitar. We can educate people to be more compassionate.
Perhaps you can get people to understand that people are more important than getting the trains to run on time, infuriating as late trains may be?
Perhaps you can address the problems these potential fascists have and sort them out, so that they do not become victims who are bullied and subsequently filled with twisted hatred? Maybe we can prevent them from becoming fascists?
Perhaps we can make people see that the world does not have to be winners and losers but that we can care for each other?
Perhaps we can make people see that a macho world is not a happy one?
Perhaps you can educate people out of the need for the hard swagger and brutal fist?
Perhaps we can build a new, fair world, that is not based on selfish greed, racial ignorance, and arrogant superiority?
Perhaps I am pissing into a hurricane?
13.10.01
I don’t know if this is the type of best my Dad was envisaging for me.
12.10.01
They say we all have to make our own mistakes. You can’t teach a young man full of hormones and itchy for experience, that life is so precious and short that you have to be careful.
12.10.01