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Traffic before/after
Watched Traffic last night.
Great cast (Benicio Del Toro, Michae Douglas, Don Cheadle, Edward James Olomos,...fuck can't think of her name still...Catherine Zeta Jones, a cameo by Selma Hayek, the kid from That Seventies Show, bit part player from From Dusk 'Til Dawn, the weasel from Robo Cop), great script, great plot, awesome cinematography, and great acting, particularly from Del Toro. I got so sucked in I missed my workout. Fuck, what a good movie. High recommendations. It will make you think of the hypocrisy of the Drug War in new lights. For me it simply restated the reasoning of the status quo in the drug war, and why nothing will change.
The statu quo is the way it is, because the people who can effect a change are happy, and making money, whether directly from the Drug War or elsewhere in society. They have a demon to blame societal ills upon ( much like Osama bin Laden), and a distraction for the people. They have a way to imprison, harass and otherwise hold in check the non-wealthy, as well as make money. (The property seizure laws are way, way, waaaaaaay out of whack. Unreasonable Search and SEIZURE? What happened to that? Mandatory sentencing lines the pockets of the prison system, filtering dollars all over the place. CRUEL and UNUSUAL punishment ring a bell? Anyone? The __________. Starts with a C. The C___________. Preceded by the Magna Carta... The C___________. Fuckers have been slowly stripping away my rights since I was born. People wonder why I want to be a lawyer. When they can take my house for growing a plant, I want to be in a position to protect myself. Fuckers. Woah, got a little off of the point. )
Its a cop out for the truth, and the truth is simply what the rich have been doing for the poor perpetually. This simply gives them more latitude, with the side benefit of being able to climb on some arbitrary podium of self-righteousness. Fuckers.
I keep waiting for a Drug Czar to come out and admit what is apparent to everybody else in the nation except for Nancy Reagan. Just call a press conference and fucking admit it. Say it just like Walter Cronkite did about the Veitnam War. "The Drug War...is now unwinnable."
Admit it, so that we can move on from this 'long national nightmare', and pursue rational and reasonable courses of action.
None of those evil soul-less fucks will. Have you seen any of the Drug Czars? Fuck, man. I've seen less conviction and reactionary action from a fundamentalist suicide bomber about to pull the trigger. Check into Bill Bennet. It all ties into how, unfortunately because the party could be a good thing, the Republicans are largely evil fuckers who will do and say anything to push their agenda forward while masquerading as honest, righteous people, while lying about the true motive for all their action. Notice where all the money is going from California? (Texas energy companies who funded Bush's campaign) Seen the Bush adviser who owned a 100 million dollar stake in Alcoa steel, who said he would sell his interest after he was caught red-handed, only to hold on after Administration policy increased the value of his shares 30%? (This entirely dwarfs WhiteWater. You could own hundreds of WhiteWaters for the price of 30 mil.) Look in Trent Lott's beady eyes, or Jim Bakker's merciless stare. This is the face of pure fuckin' evil, people. And they are robbing us blind, and fucking us over faster each second like horny weasels with a mixed bag of speed and viagra.
I'm not a democrat or a republican. I am a moderate, and I'm tired of being figuratively ass-fucked by self-righteous old men. Quit fucking lying to me, because its just an insult to my intelligence. You evil fuckers. How do you screw your pants on every morning, and convince yourself that we don't know you are a corrupt to the core son-of-a-bitch? Do you think I'm so dumb that I can't guess your motivations?
FUCK YOU!
The Bullshit keeps piling up quickly. I gain no satisfaction knowing that the people who govern me look at me and my friends like retarded cattle.
The angst is overwhelming now. I've been trying to avoid it, becasue every bit of political news I hear sends me into a frenzy of rage at the injustice. They think we are dumb. THEY THINK WE ARE STUPID AND SPEECHLESS. All the politics I hear seems so naked to me anymore. There is no concern for the will of the people. Its the fight, and lining their own pockets, those self interested fucks. Fuckers!
Hmmm. Got a little off the point again, but I think it all ties into together as the corrupt charade that passes for the government and politics is the same that funds, fires and drives the Drug War, to no noticeable effect, on the drugs, drug quality, availability or number of users.
The part that bothered me the most was the Drug Czar's daughter. Fuck, dude. I was repulsed. And the evident hypocrisy in the DC's life, as he fights the "Drug War", while his daughter fucks drug dealers and turns tricks for smack caused a visceral reaction within me.
"Traffic" definitely worth seeing.
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