The Sadness of America

[Otto]

Sorry, forgot to mention the source.

It's "Easy Rider."

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Otto wrote:

> 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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