In My Name

The imbalance in the world between the rich and the poor is a topic that I really get passionate about. And yet I am complicit, and trapped, in an economic system that relies on that imbalance to maintain the standard of living for those of us lucky enough to be on the receiving end. I've heard many say, "we've always had the rich and the poor, and we always will." I've also been told,"if you're not liberal when you're young, you don't have a heart; and if you're not conservative when you're old you don't have a brain." Are these wise words or a cop-out for maintaining status quo in a society that operates on exploitation? I think we have a ways to go, and things are about to get really crazy with the economy. But we're also building communication links exponentially around the planet, so who knows what the power of grassroots can do in the new environment? In My Name...hell yeah.