[ion eon]

An idea. It is the power behind all great leaders’ words. It is the intangible essence that makes up all significant events. It is what brings men together. It is the force that drives every action and every motive. It is the embodiment of power.
In this day in age we are not taught the strength we all as individuals truly possess. The capability of even one human being is virtually limitless. But, unfortunately, a lack of motivation has swept this world, affecting, in particular, the youth. We... who will make the future lack the ability to do so. Leaders are a dying breed, and with every breath I curse the unforgivable constrictions put on individualism of a being. Can a man not think for himself without being held accounted for? Is it really so inconceivable that discrepancies should and will occur? No. It is most certainly not. And while I watch the world decay I can not help but laugh for it is those who swore to uphold the rights of everyone that are stripping society bare. They possess a great power... the power of fear. However we, as a people, possess a greater. Our minds and our ability to think. That is the one thing they can never take away, and I wish more would realize that. To quote V from V for Vendetta, “Behind this mask there is more than flesh and bone, there is an idea... and ideas... are bulletproof.”

[Snake Logan]

One man can begin a revolution but it is the people that make it a reality.

[ion eon]

thats the beauty of it all. the power that lies within all of us to join a facet or start one

[Snake Logan]

2,000 years ago they would have called it a mandate from heaven. Now we call it circumstance. That is what all revolutions are, circumstance. But remember that even circumstances can work in your favour.

[Slade]

"Can a man not think for himself without being held accounted for?" Humans, as moral agents capable of creating great change in the world via their actions, must take responsibility for them, and be expected to answer to their exp​ressions of will.

The ability to think cannot be taken away yet, though a lobotomy can do a good job of mucking everything up, and said thinking is very often discouraged due to the alienation created by the culture industry. Specifically, the endless consumerist value encouraged via mass media, combined with long labor hours and general wage slavery. Not that it's anyone's fault but your own if you squander your free time, of course.

This post has been edited by Slade: 01 January 2008 - 08:12 PM

[Snake Logan]

Most people are too stupid to think. That’s why democracy doesn’t work. If the majority of humans were capable of thoughtful opinions then the entire world would be a democracy.