The necessity to shut up

(Immortal Technique, "Dance with the Devil", Revolutionary Vol. 1)


The Necessity to Shut Up

     Like every college reading assignment, I find Sam Hamill's essay to be ridiculously over the top, sprinkled with a slight touch of sense. Why our education hinges so greatly upon the ramblings of "educated" idiots; I do not know. Why is it that a man who, like Immortal Technique says, probably only did a month for minor offenses"(I.T. Dance with the Devil) is an expert on all the problems in prisons? Why is it that a man who was a conscientious objector, and never actually fought or shed blood, can speak of war as if he understands?
     O.k., before you think I'm just writing myself into a frenzy, let me state this: things do need to be spoken of and brought into the open. People do need to be made aware. People need to be shocked by the raw reality of this life. It is easy to go to work and return home, oblivious and blinded by the "matrix" around us. Remember this though; the world is an evil place.
     Whether you base your beliefs on Adam and Eve falling out in the Garden of Eden, or just on the countless wars, rapes and tortures throughout history; the world is evil. We can drop our guns, but the country that hates us regardless, will not drop their own. We all want peace and harmony but, with the exception of Sam Hamill, are wise enough to know that it's just not plausible. I agree with him that violence, such as hitting women, has no place. But, war is necessary. Death is necessary. Without it, there would be no freedom to be a conscientious objector. There would be no freedom to speak against the violent. So go ahead and speak your guts out, but remember this, as I quote Immortal Technique one more time, "there was always the wicked who knew in advance." (I.T. Dance with the Devil)