Revolution, War, or Old Age?
Esotericain
10-10-2005, 16:23
What do you think will kill you?
I see the U.S. now more than ever as nothing more than a corporate bordello. You have the people, and the conglomerate of corporations and politicians watchigne ach other's backs. Something is wrong. Something is going to have to change. I'm just wondering when the revolution will happen, and I seriously believe it will, once people understand whats really going on. We pick our men (literally, unfortunarely) but the process of getting nominated, campaigning, and office corrupts them. We're more displaced from our government than ever.
Another thing, there IS no generation that has not went a major conflict, be it a war or a depression or a revolution. Not counting the Iraqi invasion, what war do you think my generation (I'm 18) will die in? Scariest scenario is U.S. against Europe, but I can't imagine things intensifying to that so fast.
Americai
10-10-2005, 18:22
What do you think will kill you?
I see the U.S. now more than ever as nothing more than a corporate bordello. You have the people, and the conglomerate of corporations and politicians watchigne ach other's backs. Something is wrong. Something is going to have to change. I'm just wondering when the revolution will happen, and I seriously believe it will, once people understand whats really going on. We pick our men (literally, unfortunarely) but the process of getting nominated, campaigning, and office corrupts them. We're more displaced from our government than ever.
Another thing, there IS no generation that has not went a major conflict, be it a war or a depression or a revolution. Not counting the Iraqi invasion, what war do you think my generation (I'm 18) will die in? Scariest scenario is U.S. against Europe, but I can't imagine things intensifying to that so fast.
Tell you what. Start a business, make it successful, and get in touch with me in about 10 years. We'll start talking seriously then.
Style of dzan
10-10-2005, 18:34
Oil peak or lung cancer. we'll see
The Noble Men
10-10-2005, 18:46
Dunno. I'm not a fucking soothsayer!
Falhaar2
10-10-2005, 19:02
I imagine at some point I'll simply explode.
Oil peak or lung cancer. we'll see
talkin about oil peak in my enviormental studies class...interesting stuff.
[NS]Olara
10-10-2005, 19:06
I'll die from stoppage of my heart and lungs and brain activity. Yes, when these rebelious organs of mine stop functioning, I'll most certainly be dead.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
11-10-2005, 00:59
Olara']I'll die from stoppage of my heart and lungs and brain activity. Yes, when these rebelious organs of mine stop functioning, I'll most certainly be dead.
So then, you will be one of the bourgeois who are destroyed when the proletariat rise up and refuse to keep their vile machine of exploitation running.
Me, I have two plans:
(1) I decide to force the Christian God's hand by becoming the anti-Christ. All I have to do is convince a handful of people that I am a Perverted (as in Corrupted from original intentions, not creepy uncle) Jesus (and that shouldn't be too difficult, for some reason everyone want's to pursue wacked out mysticism these days, maybe I'll be Wiccan Jesus). In this course I get killed by the returning Christ, who will beat me senseless with the claymore that he keeps (http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Rev/Rev019.html#15) clamped in between his teeth (http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Rev/Rev002.html#16) .
(2) I follow my atheist leanings and am either thwarted in my plan to destroy the world, or I actually succeed and am taken out with the rest of humanity.
Pure Metal
11-10-2005, 01:27
old age, but i'm boring like that. i'd rather see my (eventual) grandchildren grow up than die in an "exciting" way.
Volksnation
11-10-2005, 01:39
I wanna die in a war or a revolution or something super-interesting.
It's too boring now. We haven't had a really big war since the 40's.
This world peace thing is getting old. ;)
Let's declare war on everybody that liked Napoleon Dynamite. That movie was gay.
Lachenburg
11-10-2005, 02:06
Obviously I'll die when a pack of half-starved, rabies-infested Ethiopian Hampsters floods through my home in the middle of the night and smother my senior citizen-self before I can get to my electric wheel-chair.
Either that, or I will be paper-cutted to death by vicious kindergarteners with taped on mustaches and paper hats.
Tremerica
11-10-2005, 02:08
Viva la revolution!
I'd go with starvation caused by global warming...
Or probably cancer caused by pollution.
Maybe US initiated WWIII...
If those fail to kill me...then heart attack at the age of 50 because of unhealthy lifestyle.
Dishonorable Scum
11-10-2005, 17:50
While my choice would be extreme old age, I'm rather dubious about my prospects. I've looked at where the world seems to be heading, and I forsee a lot of chaos, violence and suffering in the years ahead.
So I imagine there will be a complete breakdown of law and order. Either armed thugs will become the de facto government, or the government will devolve into a group of amed thugs - take your pick. Either way they won't like me, and come for me and my family. I'll probably die firing a gun from behind a tree, attempting to hold off those armed thugs long enough for my wife and kids to escape.
Subsequently, my very pissed-off son will rise to a position of leadership in the democratic resistance, and then the bastards who took me down had better watch out! :D
Sierra BTHP
11-10-2005, 17:53
You obviously need to go out and get laid.