I suppose a critic might say I’m simply defending the place I grew up in and the country of my dreams against the fucking nightmare of the Homeland Security 24-hour television state that is trying to wipe it all out, even the memories.

The Empire — by which I mean the national government, the military-industrial complex, Hollywood, Wall Street, and the perpetual warfare state — is the enemy of my America. It would efface it, trample it, deny its existence. You gotta choose. Do you take your stand with your town, your home, your folks, or do you choose the Empire? You can’t have both. ~Bill Kauffman