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August 02, 2003

Defcon goes on.

people are speaking, some I know, some are paid. None of the talks are captivating, if not interesting. We just went to one on hacker couture which transcended the basic argument of anarchy vs. the law. Questions on our cultural priorities and how to change the system from within. After the talk I confronted him with my normal cynicism. I asked, what next? We can't change the system. He gave some canned response about changing the people around you, but I argued it was a more systemic cultural issue. He agreed and didn't have an answer. There are no easy answers, only questions which allude to answers on the tip of ones tongue. He got caught in another conversation before I could explain my belief that major cultural changes would occur given some sort of large occurrence, be it monetary collapse, or environmental disaster. Nothing else seems to work. The riots of 92 seemed to be a start, but they rationalized their way out of changes and its worse today than it was then. It continues on its path, towards destruction. It was the great Dr. Gonzo himself that stated that even with all thats happened we are actually less free politically than we were during the reign of Nixon. Its heartening to know other people are thinking of these things. Its too bad, those taking that position, appear to be raving lunatics to most steadfast Americans. It makes me wonder whether I too sound like a raving lunatic. Or whether I care about that in the first place. I'm not here to please the man anyway. Back to number 4, gotta trust that it will work out as I follow my path towards idealism. Maybe I'll run into him later.

Posted by wonko at August 2, 2003 04:59 PM

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