And that does it for another theme week. I honestly never realized how many of my heroes had been murdered. (All of them except for Lydon and, frankly, he’d be the first overboard.) And most of them didn’t even deserve it. So this week failed in one of its goals. I’m still in hate with humanity. I’d even say that my hatred is reaffirmed.
But, aside from being slaughtered by their inferiors, I did discover some other common points between these people. It may seem odd that I didn’t discover these points before but I never know what I think until I write it down and, even then, I usually disagree with myself.
They all had a talent for words and ideas. (Even Caesar was considered the best poet of his age.) For the most part they were also stupid enough to believe that such things could change the world. I like that sort of stupidity. Against all evidence, it shows a belief that humans are reasonable and that the moral high-ground is important.
None of them were where they belonged and no one welcomed them in – instead they kicked the door down and then acted like they owned the place. This generally pissed off the people who really did own the place. But fuck those people. They’re overrated. If they owned as much as they thought they did, they’d have better locks on their doors.
And all of them were brave enough to trust their own integrity. Because, if you think about it, their talents were not only employed as weapons against injustice, stupidity and lies but also used to advance themselves. This is, perhaps, the toughest line to walk. But, if you’re actually interested in change, it’s an important one. To do good, you can’t be afraid of looking bad.
Sell out but never buy in.
