The problem is civil obedience

A worthwhile essay by the late Professor Howard Zinn and a related video with Matt Damon:

https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/the-problem-is-civil-obedience-by-howard-zinn-video/

I start from the supposition that the world is topsy-turvy, that things are all wrong, that the wrong people are in jail and the wrong people are out of jail, that the wrong people are in power and the wrong people are out of power, that the wealth is distributed in this country and the world in such a way as not simply to require small reform but to require a drastic reallocation of wealth. I start from the supposition that we don’t have to say too much about this because all we have to do is think about the state of the world today and realize that things are all upside down.

Zinn said these words over 40 years ago, but they are as true today as they were then. About the only difference is that the rich are even richer and the poor are even poorer.

For what it's worth, I think Matt Damon is pretty creepy. I can't put my finger on it, but he just does not come across to me as being honest. Is he a "philanthropist" like Hillary Rodham? The only reallocation of wealth involving him of which I am aware has been from all of us to Matt. Am I missing something? Did he ever bite the Hollywood hands that feed him?