The Revitalization
Breathing New Life Into The Desolate And Lackluster
"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people"
School Sonnet
All look the same
Authority standing tall
No relaxing, no games
Eyes are always watching
Every movement you do
Forced to always be matching
Every Friday, dressed in blue
Every morning, stand and pledge
Then 30 seconds of silence
No one is ever on the edge
Yet people are, the first day since
For 7 hours, the world is dim
Takes only 7 hours to become one of them
Dystopian paragraphs
Another strangely similar characteristic of the United States today is there has always been a war over seas to take part in. Some american manufacturers create products the will inevitably be destroyed or used up in some way, but the producer of the product feels as if they helped in some way. it is true that any supplies help the war effort over seas, but we have no need to be fighting there in the first place. The people are simply told they need to help support the war effort to help bring troops home, but the United States has been at war for years.[226]
Furthermore, the government of the United States hides certain programs from the public such as animal testing and more recently the invasion of people's privacy by the NSA. The NSA scrutinizes messages and recordings of people suspected of being a danger to others or even themselves. After inspecting these and analyzing the importance the message may have, they report it to whomever is needed to deal with the threat. What most people are unaware of is that the NSA has past laws allowing them to invade anyone's privacy under the suspicion that they may be a threat. Most recently a 16 year old girl posted a nasty comment on Twitter that attracted unwanted attention from the secret service (Faherty). She is still under investigation. [351]
This sixteen year old wasn't the only one to be suspected to be a threat. At least a hundred other innocent citizens have been investigated on suspicion of plotting to assassinate our president. Who could blame them? He has been passing laws without the public's knowledge, allowing anyone to be tracked and spied on at any moment. [408]
The world is slowly becoming a prison where everyone is watched and analyzed every day. Soon there will be more restrictions put in place further limiting the freedoms people have. Freedom of speech, freedom of press, and freedom of assembly will be narrowed to a point where they don't even exist. Shortly after that other rights will be taken away. The economy is already headed in that direction, and we accelerate toward that future with every action. The fate of the United States is nearly inevitable. It's only a matter of time.[500]
Theme Song
Uprising by Muse
Paranoia is in bloom,
The PR transmissions will resume,
They'll try to push drugs that keep us all dumbed down,
And hope that we will never see the truth around
(So come on)
Another promise, another scene,
Another packaged lie to keep us trapped in greed,
And all the green belts wrapped around our minds,
And endless red tape to keep the truth confined
(So come on)
They will not force us,
They will stop degrading us,
They will not control us,
We will be victorious
(So come on)
Interchanging mind control,
Come let the revolution take it's toll,
If you could flick a switch and open your third eye,
You'd see that
We should never be afraid to die
(So come on)
Rise up and take the power back,
It's time the fat cats had a heart attack,
You know that their time's coming to an end,
We have to unify and watch our flag ascend
They will not force us,
They will stop degrading us,
They will not control us,
We will be victorious
So come on
They will not force us,
They will stop degrading us,
They will not control us,
We will be victorious
Uprising by the band Muse is a perfect example of a dystopian themed song. In the first stanza, it addresses how in a post apocalyptic society, the ruling body would try controlling people by using drugs, feeding lies, and "red tape to keep the truth confined" (Muse). Even the title of the song, "Uprising", is referring to rising up against the ones ruling over the population. This entire song is referring to a dystopian society similar to the one created by George Orwell in his book 1984. In 1984, Winston Smith work in the ministry of truth which has the soul purpose to cover up the past and create lies for people to believe such as the "packaged lies" this song refers to (Orwell).
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Work Cited
Faherty, John. "Secret Service Investigates Ohio Teen's Tweet about Obama."News.cincinnati.com. Ganett News Service, 8 Sept. 2012. Web. 03 Dec. 2013.
Muse. "Uprising." Rec. 11 Sept. 2009. Warner Music UK Limited, 2009. MP3.
V for Vendetta. Dir. James Mcteigue. Perf. Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves. Warner Brothers, 2005. Film.