He was certainly not the only one saying this. Others knew that what we call "freedom" in the US is nothing more than an illusion, and since his passing, they have come forward: Peter Joseph and Chris Hedges in a direct fashion, Mike Ruppert and others in a more indirect way. Being in show business, Zappa knew an illusion when he saw it.
If we think about it, "freedom" is nothing more than a convenient weasel word - it can mean anything that the speaker wants it to mean. Freedom of what? Speech? Commerce? Press? Polluting a watershed because it's less profitable to dispose of your chemical waste in a less sensitive area and fashion? And, Freedom from what? "Tyranny" (another weasel word)? The sights of the homeless and less fortunate around us? A jackboot to the throat of a peaceful protester?
If you ask me, we're at the point where the scenery is being dismantled. We're seeing the brick at the back of the theater, obstructed only by the thinning, high-school-quality scenery in front.
>> Here's another bit from the Maestro:
"Real Estate" can be a metaphor for a lot of things besides land: material wealth in general, political clout, etc., which goes hand-in-hand with the ownership of real estate. The examples are out there: the ornateness of Vatican City and the wealth contained within, all of the Catholic Parishes around the world, the Christian megachurches in this country, the Mormon empire, and so on. These denominations are considered "mainstream", in large part because of their largess.
There seems to be an incongruity between their largess and their purporting to be "Christian" organizations. Remember what Christ had to say about rich people and the eye of a needle?
What are your thoughts?
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