well it seems to me the internet is mostly there for people to be on some spying or prying to figure out where you stand on certain topics, so that they can use your opinions against you.

there are a few people who earnestly and honestly state points, but a lot of it turns into personal attacks and pissing contests based on the need to be right.

and there's the whole "the majors are watching" idea that happens when music gets discussed. when people talk about and bring up artists, new music, and important topics, people either condescendingly "snark" or they won't say how they really feel, because they don't want to piss off the people that they eventually want to work for.

which leaves us with a bunch of cliquishness and a lot of yes-men. that was a great japanese quote. "the nail that sticks out is the one that gets hammered."

that's rebellion in a nutshell. everyone else wants somebody else to do it. they won't hold your hand and jump with you, they'll push you off and see what happens. and sit back with everyone else and talk about it.

ini...you mentioned buddha and jesus. those are interesting people because they've stood the test of time, are "central figures" in religions based on them, and they preached peace.

ive typed this numerous times. and it's very true. "you can't throw hot coals without burning yourself in the process." that's Buddha. if you're broke, bottle service is a hot coal. a mansion is a hot coal. a hundred thousand dollar car is a hot coal. a yacht is a hot coal. you see where this is going?

jesus' two greatest commandments were to love god with pretty much all that you are. and to love your neighbor as yourself. i'm not telling you anything you don't already know.

i don't really know what happened to buddha. but jesus was crucified for going against the status quo. why? because he was a "threat" to the establishment that was throwing hot coals. he preached peace, performed miracles and folks didn't have his back. the same people that would probably be complaining or mad about the way things were. the people that would push him off the cliff.

marcus garvey was sold for rice, betrayed by the people he was trying to save for what? im sure he heard "if you don't like it go back to africa" enough times, and it seems like he came up with a plan to go back to africa. it seems like he felt like "i don't like being here anymore than you like seeing me here."

malcolm x was kind of like magneto, and mlk reminds me of professor x. and they both got taken out. pac used to speak out. anyways if history has taught you anything, the people build heroes up to tear them down. we want leaders, but allow people from the outside to infiltrate and infect organizations or to "comfortably numb" any sense of rebellion.

what is there to rebel against? what is the status quo? we live in a capitalistic society. that's not going to change. that's the nurturing that's currently influencing our nature.

2+2='s 4 is the truth. but if it's to your advantage to say it's 5 it looks kinda dumb or maybe even revolutionary/rebellious to continue to believe it's 4.