Bjcorbin's Blog

Here’s my take on some of the recent protests.

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This is the hour of our discontent

A defining moment for our generation

It is a time to stand and demand our rights

A time to shout from every street corner

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Where is our piece of the American Pie?

Who will pursue our happiness?

This is supposed to be the greatest nation on earth

Where is the prosperity we were promised?

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We believe that every generation should do better than the last

And that our kids shouldn’t have to work as hard as we did

We believe that education is the most important thing

And that teachers ought to do a better job of motivating our kids to learn

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We believe that the government should do more for the people

And that it shouldn’t cost us more in taxes

We believe that corporate America should provide good, high-paying, non-polluting, jobs

And that they need to keep prices low for us working people

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We believe in:

Global Warming

Instant credit

No down-payment

No interest for one full year

The convenience of a drive-thru

Weight loss, without diet or exercise

Relationships, without commitment

And in “Just Do It”

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We don’t believe in:

Smokestacks

Standing in line

Waiting our turn

Doing without

Being told “no”

The daily grind

Growing old

Or that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few

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We want:

Free WiFi

Tax breaks

Paid vacations

Cost of living increases

Affordable health care

High yield, no risk, investments

Early retirement

And the rich to share their wealth with us

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These desperate times have spurred us to action

As angry words fill our blogs

We are creating websites about our adversaries

And camping out in the public squares

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And if all of this fails to bring about a change

We are willing to go even further

Like initiating an international Twitter campaign

Or maybe even a boycott of Starbucks

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The revolution has begun!