As the saying goes ... history repeats. one big loop.
For those unfamiliar with the late Bill Hicks, Bill was a comedian social commentator and critic through the 80s and 90s in the USA. more than that he was a voice for the truth. a voice for those who saw beyond the absurdities of the mass media and political systems of the times. he was a voice alone in demanding we all take a look at whats going on around us, get educated, and wake up. i've known about Bills work for many years but i happened to stumble onto some old footage the other day (linked below). from an early 93 interview. Bill goes onto many topics including the first Gulf War, The Middle East, GW Bush SNR, Corporate America, etc etc. i laughed with 20/20 hindsight. its moments like this that its clear we need another Mr Hicks for this generation. desperately. Bill released many works on cd and film, grab some if you can. Miguel, check out the JFK sketch video below.
"I was told when I grew up I could be anything I wanted: a fireman, a policeman, a doctor - even President, it seemed. But like so many kids brought up on a steady diet of Westerns, I always wanted to be the avenging cowboy hero—that lone voice in the wilderness, fighting corruption and evil, and standing for freedom, truth and justice. And in my heart of hearts I still track the remnants of that dream wherever I go, in my endless ride into the setting sun."
Bills Hicks.
(1961 - 1994)
Human History: an endless cycle as it seems. its only when we have such 20/20 hind sight that we look back at what's past and realise that it was just repeated last week. last month. last year, last century. we seem to forget the past and its mistakes, eager to just switch off, and repeat. 911 is just another JFK. they made us believe that "official patsy story". this time the truth is coming out, proof is there, its now up to the mass public to wake up. don't let it happen again. switch on. tune in. think for yourself. question authority.
Bill Hicks : 6 Minute Video : JFK Assassination : MUST SEEBill Hicks : Famous Lines of ComedyBill Hicks : INFOBills Last Interview: Google VideoDocumentary on Bill Hicks
"The world is like a ride at an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it, you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question: Is this real, or is this just a ride? And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say, "Hey – don't worry, don't be afraid ever, because this is just a ride." And we … kill those people. "Shut him up. We have a lot invested in this ride. Shut him up. Look at my furrows of worry. Look at my big bank account and my family. This just has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok. But it doesn't matter, because – it's just a ride. And we can change it anytime we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings and money. A choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace."
Bill Hicks : Revelations CD
