According to the FBI, I'm already a domestic terrorist.
"Anarchists and extremist socialist groups -- many of which, such as the Workers' World Party, Reclaim the Streets, and Carnival Against Capitalism -- have an international presence and, at times, also represent a potential threat in the United States." --former FBI director Louis Freeh, before the United States Senate Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Select Committee on Intelligence, May 10, 2001
Now, I'm not actually a member of Workers' World, but I've been to a few protests organized by WW-affiliated groups (where I was photographed by Secret Service agents) and am a subscriber to their weekly newspaper. And in this brave new post-9/11 world, we all know that that's more than enough to make me guilty by association.
But fuck it. Though I may be a "domestic terrorist," I haven't been branded an "enemy combatant" and held without charges...yet. And since I'm not sitting in a cell in Guantanamo Bay, I'm still (theoretically) free to post this...
Happy 80th birthday, Fidel! Get well soon.
(Let the hate mail begin...)
Yeah- I write about all the fun parts of working in a titty bar, but there are very disturbing things also. When I can sort it all out- I'll have my thoughts up there.