The War of the Machines Is On

"Well the first War of the Machines seems to be drawing to its final inconclusive chapter—leaving, alas, everyone the poorer, many bereaved or maimed and millions dead, and only one thing triumphant: the Machines."
--JRR Tolkien (1945 letter to his son)

I've just read the wikipedia article on Tolkien and discovered that he hated new technology like cars, and he was very outspoken against war and a self-proclaimed anarchist. Nobody can hold the power without being corrupted by it in Lord of the Rings, so it was no surprise to read that he was not a fan of government.
It might seem funny to people to read about an old dude from old-times who hated this new invention: the car, and chose to keep riding his bicycle. But at 25 I'm feeling a lot like that old dude. Things are changing, expanding, faster and faster--and as I watch most people go along with it unquestioningly I feel like shouting, "hey! how is this better?" Needless to say, the f*$%ing wars are too much (How's that hope and change doing 3 years later?....suckers.) the food is getting creepier, our freedom and dignity is being taken away incrementally, and people are being sucked into their computer devices like that little girl was sucked into the television in Poltergeist. I miss the outrage of the Bush years, the silent consent of the Obama years is incredibly frightening. Don't be annoyed by people yelling and screaming about what's going on in the world--THEY are sane, awake, human beings. And THEY are becoming harder and harder to find.
We need to remember what words mean. Peace. Freedom. These are two words that are being distorted right now. Hold onto their meanings like Tolkien held onto his bicycle. Look for proof and evidence, rather than simple televised declarations. "That box is the single most effective propaganda tool ever invented" (Network), it's like a freaking ring of power!---and the "SUPERBADS" (Freeman) have it! So what in the flying f-bomb do you think they're going to do with it? Do you think they're going to use it to tell you the truth so that you can make rational decisions about your life?
People will come along and say, "I'll take the ring of power, I'll use it for good." Impossible. Don't believe them. It's like a baton being passed to the next guy, they're all on the same team and nobody's going to win but the machines.