Mind check!

by Mademoiselle Gramophone

Who is the government?

Who is the Government?

We are the government.

We are the government!

It’s the day after the anniversary of John Lennon’s death. He told us that protesting the government was really protesting ourselves since we are the government. Did John Lennon know that big and powerful corporate machines were wrestling with us for control long before the Citizens United action let in the sunshine?

When John and Yoko started their advertising campaign saying, The war is over if you want it, they were talking to us, the ordinary citizens. John, I wish you were here now.

We, The People, are having a very hard time even getting our local government to listen to us. Who are these personhoods? They are us, John says.

If the government is us, then we have been massively brainwashed into corporate interest thinking and John was right about advertising. How can it be that we are not the government anymore?

If we are the big and powerful corporation, each of us must be indoctrinated into its corporate lore and traditions. There are its rules we must abide by. The first page of the corporate handbook clearly states: Don’t embarrass or bring shame to the corporation by venting your grievances to others in public.

Any heinous sounding complaints or questions must be directed privately to the proper authorities. You could cause mass descent that way. Fear the pepper-spray and arrest as you would a Pink Slip for this very serious transgression.

–continued on Page 2: If you hear a complaint or question that sounds particularly heinous you must ignore it. You are required to seek the break room immediately for distraction. Use the headphones and video feed provided by the corporation for your safety and await further instruction.

Page 3: Stay in your designated carpool or private automobile with the windows up. Never attempt to walk around in the outside world without the corporation tracking device or use public transportation. Only drink water or take nourishment provided for you from the corporation.

Page 4: All rules are designed for the safety of the corporation. Deviates will be punished.

What is a person?

Who are The People?

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11 Comments to “Mind check!”

  1. The employees handbook – with it’s “in the event of family death you are given a three day leave of absence” Corporate interest defining the needs of the “people” Following you home, tracking your DNA… Lennon would of puked. He was fortunate enough to live outside those perimeters, but the people who make that so, probably don’t

  2. I wish John were here too.

    It’s all sheer madness.

  3. I feel indoctrinated into the John Lennon School of Advertising. I like it.

  4. Off topic, but you have one of my favorite videos on your profile. I saw this recently and I think you could do the maid and Jean Harlow brilliantly. Hell, you could probably do Wallace Beery, too.

    • Thank you so much for going OT. I love that! How did you know I’ve always wanted to be Wallace Berry, but not this Wallace Beery. The Tugboat Annie Wallace Beery is the one I practiced over and over, “Aw Annie. Gee.”

      You’ve succeeded in cheering me up.

  5. Who are the governed? Who are the governed??

  6. Hand me the phone, you nit-wit.

  7. You’re a extravoit and I’m a introvoit.

  8. Oh, honey, I don’t know what to think. I don’t watch TV.

  9. I don’t watch TV either… except on certain occasions http://www.movetoamend.org

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