From the Mind of a
Cat
This isn’t going to be my usual blog post, there’s no transcript
or link to a show here this time. I’m writing this because I’m feeling
discouraged, like the sheer momentum set against trying to talk to people and
get information out is almost insurmountable. I’m not a member of a media
company and even if I were – the things I’m trying to say here don’t seem to
find their way onto the evening news very often. All I’ve really got are my
videos, my blog and a Twitter account with a laughable 25 followers – at least
8 of which probably work for the NSA.
In light of this, and in order to cheer myself up a little
bit: I’ve decided to write a little bit about myself and my plans for the
blog/video series. This is probably not a good idea because I’m an anonymous
(small a) cat on the internet but whatever, that’s not working out so great at
the moment – my videos seem to average about 80 views each. Furthermore,
most of the people I’ve tried to share them with have responded as though I
were a fuller brush salesman; this is a little weird, because my channel isn’t
monetized and I don’t want anyone’s money.
As I mentioned in my first video, I don’t really know why I’m doing this. Actually, that’s not entirely true – I do know why I’m doing this: because the world, society around me and my own life has become a surreal pantomime of what’s good, true and fair. The fascism of wealth that I was only barely able to perceive as a child is now, out in the open and it’s waving its bare ass in all of our faces on a daily basis. Big government, big corporations and big money have just about had enough of the proles and every day you see more cases of government lawlessness, corporate-level mass theft and police brutality enacted against everyday citizens who have the courage to say something, anything might be amiss here.
No, I definitely know why I’m making videos and trying to
speak out about these things. What I don’t really know is, why now? If I had to
guess, I’d say that my internal shit reservoir had finally been exceeded by the
lies, brutality and abuse I see around me - but that also feels like a
dangerous oversimplification. There is also a part of me that is watching the
radical politicization of these types of discussions and it’s begun to terrify
me. Frankly I don’t give a shit if you’re
a so called liberal or conservative: respect, equality, civil rights, the need
to treat people with decency – these are not political issues and they do not
fall by the wayside just because someone voted for “the other team.” It has
become so easy to discard discussions about equality, freedom and fair
representation as so much political claptrap because voices with a political
agenda have hijacked the discussion across all forms of media.
Well, I am not a voice with a political agenda. I’m just an old, smart cat who hasn’t voted for either team in my entire life. I don’t want your money, I’m okay with dying poor – you can’t miss wealth that you’ve never had and never wanted. The only thing I can’t do is tell you who I am because the meager living I eek out when I’m not making videos and writing blog posts would be in jeopardy if I did so. I work more than forty hours per week and there are many nights I go without sleep while I research topics, write essays and make videos about these subjects. In short, I care and for that reason and none other alone do I do this.
In terms of my future plans for Everyone is Wrong But Me, I’m ashamed to admit that I don’t really have any. I’m trying to stay focused on making one video a week and promoting that video in the extremely limited manner of which I am capable. So far, the videos have tended to rotate between rants or speeches about the numerous problems I encounter in everyday life and how society as a whole plays into those problems. In another age, this would be called philosophy, but here in 2015 they’ve become rants. The other half of EIWBM episodes have been in-depth looks at important issues that I think people aren’t really hearing about – either because of willful media ignorance or because nobody really seemed to understand the importance of the issue at hand.
At this time, I see no need to change the rotating style of the videos and blogs, but I would like to reserve the right to go “out of order” from time to time. Sometimes, breaking stories are simply going to be more important than what some crazy old cat on the internet thinks everyone is doing wrong.
Well, that’s probably enough whining out of me for the moment. In closing, I guess I’d like to implore you to help me get my message out – retweet my videos, follow me on twitter and engage me in discussions. Have you heard a story I might be interested in reporting on or talking about? Link me. Heck, if one of you could share some of my videos on Reddit that alone would be a godsend – I don’t have an established account and even the guys at r/conspiracy treat me like a bot. Discouraging ain’t the half of it folks and without your help – this is never going to change.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Ciao.
@EIWBM_Cat on Twitter
My Youtube Channel: Everyone Is Wrong But Me
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