Money, Power, Respect...the key to life?: "Now...I know I may recieve some backlash from this, but hey! these are MY thoughts. Now a week or so ago, my best friend told me to youtube a few videos about Lady Gaga && Jay-Z, and it discussed the Illuminati. The videos contained some valid points && caused me to think about a lot of things. Now I am already observant && I know that people are easily influenced && that we ALL are robots due to my studies (sociology) BUT the responses from the people are what made me laugh && *twist up my mouth* the most.
Yes, we live in a capitalistic society. Yes, there are a FEW amount of people that run EVERYTHING in society. && well you know the rest. Karl Marx believed there would be a revolution from the result of capitalism, but in order for it to occur, people need to have a collective consciousness. Everyone had to realize to know what was going on && know where they stood in society. Personally, if it was to happen it would not be for centuries.
We are an mechanical society && have become more individualisic...plainly put we are SELFISH. Human beings do what they can && want to do to better their outcome. That is where I do not fault anyone that has become famous or whatever, because everyone wants to be successful. But when the ways you used to obtain your means are in question, thats when I question you.
Now Lady Gaga, a good artist I might add just sprouts the hell up virtually out of nowhere I question it. She really just popped on the tv, && from that moment on been famous. Jay-Z had more progress, he is a great lyricists && business man, but why has no other rap artist been able to "eat" like he has??? Diddy is a very smart business man as well, but he does not possess the control && influence over the people like Jay does.
When i tweeted my views on Jay-Z, I recieved backlash, NOT THAT I GIVE A FLYIN RATS BACKSIDE, but I was not mad at why they were saying things, I became mad at WHAT they were saying. Of course fans are going to stick up for their fav artist, but some folks just sounded plain f'n dumb. "if he wana worship the devil, idc, he's a gud artist' 'i mean, he can do what he want. he is a good business man, so what he does outside of that, idc...im just a fan of his music'...BASICALLY so you mean to fvkn tell me, that if this man killed people and etc you would not care, just as long as he makes good music<<
Money && power go hand and hand...i mean folks dont have to like you, to respect you. But how far is TOO far? I mean it comes to a point when it is not even respect anymore its the loss of the little identity that people have. Now Jay is not alone in this catergory...Jay said dont mess with Chris Brown, folks wouldn't let the poor thing perform. Weezy said drink cough medicine, now everybody off that lean. Rihanna cuts her hair every 5 seconds, females walk around damn near bald. Nicki Minaj says she a barbie now every poor soul has 'harajuku' 'barbie' 'minaj' && etc attached to their name. ITS RIDICULOUS! Now dont get me wrong, I am not an exception to this, I follow fashion trends(evidence of influence), I drink Ciroc cause Diddy advertised it, && etc, BUT i also have common sense (well most of the time lol).
Its just that a lot of us look at the material objects and say 'i wana be that' 'i wana do that' && tend to not care about the routes people go to obtain those things. All I am saying is we all are being used, just KNOW when you are.
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