“I wish somebody would!”

So alot of cats talk about being revolutionary. But Ms Aung San is actually doing it. Even more badass is she is not hiding about it. Now i know i don’t know the entire politics of the situation, but i’ve read enough to understand that the Junta don’t take no mess. (Remember the Saffron Revolution crackdowns.) In fact, up until recently they didn’t take anything; criticism, surveys, protests, aid, time for the people – you name it.

Ms Aung San is the leader of the National League for Democracy which was elected to power in 1990 and quickly deposed by the military junta. She has never promoted violence but continually stood in opposition to the junta. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 she has been under house arrest on and off since the election. Yes, they’ve tried to kill her. Yes, they’ve attacked her peoples. And yes, she is openly continuing her struggle until democracy is achieved in Burma. Badass.

So yeh, Obama’s been gracefully dodging every bullet and obstacle, including the kitchen sink, that has been hurled his way. It was only a matter of time before one of these bullets lodged itself right into his ass. The one thing that hurts people the most is their own action/words. In regards to the “bitter” comment, he’s crossed a line that he obviously had no intention of crossing. When your very articulate as he is, the English language is your bitch. That being said, when u offend people, you usually tend to do it REALLY well. In this case, his command over his words played against him as he packed an exhaustive list of “insults” into a single sentence. Very impressive. I haven’t seen a politician do that as gracefully since Mr. Clinton himself.

Anyway, I mean there’s three things that the “general population” fear more than anything.

• Being Called a Racist – Today, simply imply that someone is a racist and watch their expression change from relaxed to shocked, then to embarrassed, then defensive. You will be then bombarded with what they consider irrefutable “proof” that they themselves cannot possibly be a racist because they “have a friend” who is _______. Apparently, that’s an automatic waiver. Even more apparent, the accusation of racist comments/feelings instantaneously strengthens the level of friendship between the accused and their ethnically infused “associate”.
• The Collective Organization and Mobilization of Black People – To be more specific, when I say “people” I mean men. Too often, the collective movement of black men is seen as militant, overly-dramatic, separatist, and “reverse-racist” (whatever the hell that means). Moreover, this phenomenon is accused of creating more division than bringing people together. Often people are asked, why can’t we just see that we’re all the same. My own personal answer to this is that “Me and you aren’t the same. And I’m not gonna treat you the same way that I’m gonna treat someone that’s more like me….and neither will you.” Blunt, but honest and also true. Which brings me to the third, and by far the most terrifying, fear of the general population.
• The Truth - Now my previous statement about me not being like you is true because there are certain biological and physical differences between me and you which would NEVER be forgotten. Instead we should embrace these differences, not ignore them. When I’m told I’m just like the next man, that shits on many things that makes us who we are. What we DO have in common, among other things, is that we are entitled to certain human and civil rights.

It’s this third point that I think Obama forgot. Actually, that’s not fair to him. He’s the candidate of change. His whole beliefs and platform are based on talking to the American people like the adults they are instead of talking to them like children, which to many of us is refreshing. But as we all know, if you break down the inconvenient truth to an immature ass grown-up. They start freaking the hell out. I think that Obama’s fault lies in him being TOO real. As a person who “doesn’t sugar coat stuff”, even I know that keeping it real till the end has its downside. I’m not saying that he shoulda been like “Sike!”, but I think that the general public is not ready…..f-that, NEVER going to be able to get that point or concept. I think that he should took the loss insteada trying so desperately rephrasing the truth in such a way that these people can understand it. Cuz no matter how you cut it, the truth is still the truth, and tha’s what people fear the most. Such is a fear that transcends race, religion, and sexual freakiness so Gen Pop, it’s not just you. No one likes hearing that. We can’t handle the truth.

WARNING: I know this is kinda late, but between work, school and standardized tests, this is NEWS to me.