The Sadness of America

Otto ottosell at yahoo.de
Tue Oct 11 13:29:43 CDT 2005


George: You know, this used to be a hell of a good country. I can't 
understand what's gone wrong with it.
Billy: Huh. Man, everybody got chicken, that's what happened, man. Hey, 
we can't even get into like, uh, second-rate hotel, I mean, a 
second-rate motel. You dig? They think we're gonna cut their throat or 
something, man. They're scared, man.
George: Oh, they're not scared of you. They're scared of what you 
represent to 'em.
Billy: Hey man. All we represent to them, man, is somebody needs a haircut.
George: Oh no. What you represent to them is freedom.
Billy: What the hell's wrong with freedom, man? That's what it's all about.
George: Oh yeah, that's right, that's what it's all about, all right. 
But talkin' about it and bein' it - that's two different things. I mean, 
it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the 
marketplace. 'Course, don't ever tell anybody that they're not free 
'cause then they're gonna get real busy killin' and maimin'  to prove to 
you that they are. Oh yeah, they're gonna talk to you, and talk to you, 
and talk to you about individual freedom, but they see a free 
individual, it's gonna scare 'em.
Billy: Mmmm, well, that don't make 'em runnin' scared.
George: No, it makes 'em dangerous.


	

	
		
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