Propaghandi - The State-lottery Lyrics
The now the real prospects for authentic democracy depend on something else. they depend on how the people in the rich and priveliged societies learn some other lessons. for example the lessonsAre being taught right now like the mayans in chiapas, mexico. they are among the most impoverished and oppressed sectors in the continent. but unlike us they retain a vibrant tradition of liberD democracy. a tradition that weve allowed to slip out of our hands or has been stolen from us. and unless people here in the rich and privileged society, unless they can recapture and revitaliAt tradition, the prospects for democracy are indeed dim.Does it seem strange to you? the confetti. the balloons. the mile-wide grins and the victory dance to welcome in the heir to a state of (utter and complete) disrepair? because it sure seems straO me: theyre acting like they won the *****ing lottery! I mean, shouldnt they feel terror at the task that lies ahead: to feed and house the people that this systems left for dead. and could iHit the nail much harder on the head? its profits before lives. they are motivated by greed. first they taught us to depend on their nation-states to mend our tired minds, our broken bones, ouEding limbs. but now theyve sold off all the splints and contracted out the tourniquets and if we jump through hoops then we might just survive. is this what we deserve? to scrub the palace floTo fight amongst ourselves? as we scramble for the crumbs they spit out, frothing at the mouth about the scapegoats that theyve chosen for us. with every racist pointed finger I can hear the goTeps getting closer. they noLonger represent us so is it not our obligation to confront this tyranny?