13 Jan 06

How can our generation (20-25) progress today's minds, heroes, and influential figures around the globe if the majority is consumed in escapism, and hyperconsuming? i.e. dubs, hoes, big cribs, and meaningless bar conversations. I do believe that we all need to escape from time to time, but to indulge in it is to become ignorant to current events that will shape all of our futures. Not being proactive in foreign policy and world events has long been a part of American youth in this country, and we must put a decisive end to it now!

This revolution that I speak of is one of intelligence, not guerilla warfare (that should be our last resort). Meaning that it is up to youth to read books and articles on: controversial topics (human rights, revolution), history of American Hegemony, imperialism, socialism/communism, and great figures such as Che, Zapata, Wallace, & Byrid Rustin (MLK, Jr.'s right hand man-who no one knew about because he was gay.) When we all do this it gives us a global perspective, expands our personal lives, takes away the blinders that we tend to wear and gives us an extremely powerful voice!