Being an artist or a writer is all well and good; I had a graphic arts business for about 10 years and nearly drove myself to insanity. Anybody who can make a success of it, you have my admiration. But the majority of people don't have as many options, and to be honest, working for a stable company that pays well and has a nifty benefits package has its advantages. So I do what I do, and grumble & scheme a lot. And plot.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that for the average joe, working for somebody else is more or less typical, and that, like nazi Germany in the 30's, we're experiencing a period of diminished tolerance and an increasing loss of rights. If we let it happen, the next generation will have even fewer options, and a harder time doing what they need to do. Not to mention our own futures. I think we owe it to ourselves and to each other to do whatever we can, as individuals, to change the world we live in, at least to the extent that we can get out of our skulls occasionally without fear of our lives being ruined.

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