The Plight of the American Rebel
In America rebels clearly have it hard. They are put through more difficult situations, they are always forced to question their own ideals, whether it is worth all the pain simply to try to change the world. They are driven only by an internal desire for change; a desire to move themselves or the world in a new direction. But many rebels fail in America, because America is not particularly accepting of revolutionary ideas. Whether it be the newcomer genius questioning the American good-ol'-boy, or the ramblings of Beatnik driven made by America, and howling for the restoration of his generation, America is always ready to stand by what it has already done.
But who wants to live in such a society? Were not the people who brought America to what it is now once revolutionary? Were not the patriots of the American Revolutionary War rebels, fighting for change, to introduce a new power structure. If thats the case, why must Americans despise new rebels when they see them? Wouldn't it be far better if America was open to all ideas, and accepted the best ones into its core identity; rather than trying to crush all rebels, and adopting only the ideas of those who can endure. Perhaps, some trust in Tesla would have brought America the utility of AC power decades early; allowing electricity to be carried long distances from power plants. Perhaps, some trust in Carl Solomon would have kept Ginsberg from crying over the destruction of his generation, and would have kept the Beatniks from being so desperate for the drugs they have become famed for.
America needs to change; America needs to become a place where new ideas are taken into consideration; where rebels are seen not as radicals who need their collective will crushed, but as potential reformers. America needs to accept revolutionaries into its heart so that it might see all the opinions of the world, and so that the new countercultures, religions, business models and political parties do not have to fight merely to establish themselves, but will fight to be the very best they can. The world needs an American System which brings to light new thoughts and ideas to allow for better things to come. America needs reformers who will make it open to reform; and not decide the validity of the reform by its ability to endure suppression on all fronts, but by the content of the ideas. America needs reformers; but who dares to ask for change
But who wants to live in such a society? Were not the people who brought America to what it is now once revolutionary? Were not the patriots of the American Revolutionary War rebels, fighting for change, to introduce a new power structure. If thats the case, why must Americans despise new rebels when they see them? Wouldn't it be far better if America was open to all ideas, and accepted the best ones into its core identity; rather than trying to crush all rebels, and adopting only the ideas of those who can endure. Perhaps, some trust in Tesla would have brought America the utility of AC power decades early; allowing electricity to be carried long distances from power plants. Perhaps, some trust in Carl Solomon would have kept Ginsberg from crying over the destruction of his generation, and would have kept the Beatniks from being so desperate for the drugs they have become famed for.
America needs to change; America needs to become a place where new ideas are taken into consideration; where rebels are seen not as radicals who need their collective will crushed, but as potential reformers. America needs to accept revolutionaries into its heart so that it might see all the opinions of the world, and so that the new countercultures, religions, business models and political parties do not have to fight merely to establish themselves, but will fight to be the very best they can. The world needs an American System which brings to light new thoughts and ideas to allow for better things to come. America needs reformers who will make it open to reform; and not decide the validity of the reform by its ability to endure suppression on all fronts, but by the content of the ideas. America needs reformers; but who dares to ask for change