Williams, Kam
Bay State Banner
03-09-2006
"The Civil Rights Movement seemed to ignite a fuse that promised to explode
the hegemony of the troglodyte masters of reactionary America --
potentially transforming the entire world as it did so. But that fuse
fizzled, and the inexorable domination of the wealthy became ever more
powerful.
It became apparent that we would never displace the rich and reactionary
foremen of our democracy's infrastructure with our songs and righteous
complaints. We can't even free ourselves.
Our shadow leaders, like some kind of evil Wizards of Oz, give out grants
and Grammys, Oscars and lines of tenure, and magically, our revolutionary
thinkers became grousing members of the ...