programmed
silentbob
I
Was
a
Pre-teen McCarthyist
propagandhi
At
Harold Edward's Elementary
you
pay
respect
to
Our
God
,
Our
Flag
,
Our
Military.
In
grade
3
I
had
a
written
composition
about
the
global threat
of
communism.
And
I
was
the
luckiest
8
-year
old
McCarthyist
of
1979:
I
spent
spring
break
on
the
flight
line
of
a
base
in
the
Carolinas-
the
U
.S. version
of
my
dad
had
signed
us
in
.
And
12
years
later
,
the
Gatling
I'd
touched
that
was
strapped
to
the
nose
of
a
U
.S.A.-10,
separated
flesh
from
bone
and
honed
its
skills
on
"lesser
humans
".
And
thus
confirmed
the
suspicions
earned
in
the
7
years
preceding
about
the
lies
I
was
told
and
if
the
truth
be
known
,
I'm
probably
better
off
believing (
well
,
they
said
I'm
better
off
believing... somehowbetter
off
believing).
But
how
could
they
do
this
to
me
?
Born
head
first
and
brought
up
ankle
deep
.
And
maybe
you're
a
lot
like
me
-
identified
for
14
years
without
a
choice
.
Terrified
the
morning
you
woke
up
and
realized
that
if
and
when
you
jump
ship
,
you
either
swim
for
shore
or
drown
.
Don't
let
the
fuckers
drag
you
down
.
010514
...
soia
I
never
asked
to
be
a
citizen
I
never
have
and
never
will
pledge
allegiance
010515
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from