I constantly hear people complaining about “losing their rights”
in this county. The impending hammer of
an absolute totalitarian society is just around the corner. We are all going to be in FEMA camps this
summer, etc. We all know those
people. Not to say all of that is not
possible, but just very unlikely. What I see is not a loss of rights, but rather a complete apathy
towards them.
That is the beauty of
Zines. It is free speech in the purest
form. You can be the freedom of the
press you always hear about. Zines are
one of the purest expressions and exercise of free speech readily available to
anyone who wants to express anything.
It is absolutely baffling
to me that the high schools in this country aren’t littered with them. Had I know about this medium during my stint
in high school, man I would have had a new one out every week! The Zine would have been the reason for my
expulsion, not my behavior. But I don’t
see that same anger and resentment in today’s generation. I see a concern about shoes, phones, and Snap
Chat.
Ultimately, when you really think about it, not using a
right is about the same as losing it.
Perhaps, as a result of our conditioning, we have become convinced that
we are only here to consume and not produce, and that thought depressed me to no end.
Chris
Chris
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