No Future, by Martha Thomases – Brilliant Disguise

April 3, 2010 Martha Thomases 27 Comments

This week’s episode off “As the Bizarro World Turns” was shown on Monday this week.  That’s when Garry Trudeau, in Doonesbury, compared the Tea Party movement to the Youth International Party.

I think Trudeau was making a joke, but since then, dozens of TV Talking Heads have referred to this event as a 21st Century Woodstock.

Really?  A bunch of angry, mostly middle-aged white people complaining about health care reform and taxes is the same thing as three days of peace, love and music?  Since when?

I know I sound like an old fart when I say these things, but what is this Tea Party Movement for?  I know they don’t like taxes or government (although they like their roads and sewers and police officers and military spending plenty).  I know they don’t like health care reform (although I bet they like having hospitals nearby).  They say they’re in favor of getting Big Brother out of their lives and in favor of individual rights and liberty, but they seem to make exceptions for women and gay people.  The governm
ent should leave everybody alone except Muslims, who should be watched very closely.

Doesn’t sound like very much fun, does it?  When I was marching (and dancing) in the streets, we were against the War in Viet Nam.  We were against big government, too, especially the draft, which fed the afore mentioned war.  However, we were in favor of all kinds of things.  Civil rights for everybody.  Free speech.  Comic books.  Sex, drugs and rock’n’roll.

I mean, really, what do you think would be more fun?

• Having sex with this guy or this guy?

• This guy or this guy?

• This woman or this woman?

The award-winning film, Milk is in heavy rotation on the various HBO stations lately, so I’ve seen it (especially James Franco’s nude swim scene) many times.  One of the most important lessons learned by the lead character, Harvey Milk, in his early campaigns for elected office is that “It’s not enough to be against something.  You’ve got to give them hope.”  Hippies and Yippies knew that.  Abbie Hoffman tossed money from the Stock Exchange.  They tried to levitate the Pentagon and exorcise the demons.  They didn’t just protest the  war, but offered a fun alternative (“Make love, not war.”)

These Tea Party gangs?  If they have any ideas, they’re not doing a great job of getting them out there.  Sarah Palin suggesting everybody reload really doesn’t do much for me.

Martha Thomases, Media Goddess, believes that if sex isn’t anti-authoritarian and anarchistic, you’re not doing it right.